uncivilize

[US]/[ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪz]/
[UK]/[ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪz]/

Translation

v.To deprive of civilization; to bring to a lower state of culture or refinement.; To reduce to a more primitive condition; to revert to a less civilized state.
v. (past tense)To have made less civilized.
v. (past participle)Having been made less civilized.

Phrases & Collocations

uncivilized behavior

uncivilize lands

uncivilized manners

uncivilized world

uncivilized people

uncivilized age

uncivilized customs

uncivilize society

uncivilized areas

Example Sentences

the harsh conditions threatened to uncivilize the explorers.

he worried that excessive technology could uncivilize society.

living in isolation could uncivilize a person's manners.

the war had the potential to uncivilize the entire nation.

she feared that violence could uncivilize the youth.

the author warned of forces that could uncivilize humanity.

he didn't want the city to uncivilize his children.

the goal was to preserve culture and avoid uncivilizing influences.

the experience nearly uncivilized him, stripping away his values.

they sought to uncivilize the invaders, driving them back.

the constant negativity threatened to uncivilize their interactions.

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