civilises
Brings culture forth
Civilises is the British spelling of civilizes.
To civilise is to bring to an advanced state of social development, or to refine someone's manners and behavior: Education civilises the mind.
The word carries colonial baggage—historically used to justify imposing one culture's standards on another deemed "uncivilised."
How authority is exercised
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- democracyRule by the people
citizenship · justice · ethics · morality · cooperation · infrastructure · stability · integration
Rules of polite conduct
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- decorumFitting social conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
courtesy · grace · elegance · propriety · gentility · urbanity · cultured · genteel
Formal education received
- literacyAbility to read, write
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- pedagogyArt of instruction
instruction · learning · teaching · scholarship · tutoring · curriculum · academia · acculturation
Adoption of current methods
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressMovement toward improvement
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
infrastructure · transformation · development · improvement · growth · evolution · technological · prosperity
governance
How authority is exercised
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
democracy · citizenship · justice · ethics · morality · cooperation · infrastructure · stability · integration · welfare
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- decorumFitting social conduct
politeness · courtesy · grace · elegance · propriety · gentility · urbanity · cultured · genteel · polish
schooling
Formal education received
- literacyAbility to read, write
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
pedagogy · instruction · learning · teaching · scholarship · tutoring · curriculum · academia · acculturation · intellectual
modernization
Adoption of current methods
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- progressMovement toward improvement
- industrializationTransition to factory-based economy
urbanization · infrastructure · transformation · development · improvement · growth · evolution · technological · prosperity · expansion
civilisesbarbarizes
Makes crude or uncivilized
brutalizes · savages · degrades · corrupts · debases
civilised, civilisation, civilisations, civilise, civilising