civilise has definitions from the field of education
1
[ verb ] (education) train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment

Examples

"Cultivate your musical taste" "Train your tastebuds" "She is well schooled in poetry"

2
[ verb ] raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Synonyms

civilize

Examples

"The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

Related terms

change civilisation

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