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What does civilise mean? Is civilise a Scrabble word?

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Is civilise a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word civilise is a Scrabble US word. The word civilise is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3I1V4I1L1I1S1E1

Is civilise a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word civilise is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3I1V4I1L1I1S1E1

Is civilise a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word civilise is a Words With Friends word. The word civilise is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4I1V5I1L2I1S1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

CIVILISE,

6-letter words (6 found)

CEILIS,CIVIES,CIVILS,CLEVIS,ILICES,VISILE,

5-letter words (18 found)

CEILI,CEILS,CIELS,CIVES,CIVIE,CIVIL,CLIES,EVILS,IVIES,LEVIS,LIVES,SLICE,SLIVE,VEILS,VICES,VISIE,VLEIS,VLIES,

4-letter words (21 found)

CEIL,CELS,CIEL,CIVE,EVIL,ICES,ISLE,LEIS,LEVS,LICE,LIES,LIVE,SEIL,SICE,SILE,VEIL,VICE,VIES,VILE,VISE,VLEI,

3-letter words (16 found)

CEL,CIS,ELS,ICE,LEI,LES,LEV,LIE,LIS,SEC,SEI,SEL,SEV,SIC,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,ES,IS,LI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from civilise according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of civilise

civilise

Alternative forms

  • civilize

Etymology

civil +‎ -ise

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪvɪlaɪz/
  • Hyphenation: civ‧il‧ise

Verb

civilise (third-person singular simple present civilises, present participle civilising, simple past and past participle civilised)

  1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
  2. To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
  3. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

Related terms

  • civilisation, civilization
  • civil
  • city
  • civitas
  • civilian
  • citizen

Translations

French

Verb

civilise

  1. inflection of civiliser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org