how to pronounce civilize

/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪz/

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civilize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of civilize in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… this system would civilize new subjects …”

meanings of civilize

verb:

Alternative spelling of civilise.

civilize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word civilize occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics civilize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that civilize can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;