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Meaning of "civiliser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CIVILISER

civiliser  [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVILISER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Civiliser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIVILISER


civilizer
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə
destabiliser
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
destabilizer
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
fertilizer
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabiliser
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabilizer
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
lyophiliser
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
lyophilizer
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
mobiliser
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
mobilizer
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
stabilizer
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
steriliser
ˈsterɪˌlaɪzə
sterilizer
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzə
stylizer
ˈstaɪˌlaɪzə
tranquiliser
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
tranquilizer
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
tranquillizer
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
utiliser
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
utilizer
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
visualiser
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVILISER

civil year
civilian
civilianise
civilianization
civilianize
civilisable
civilisation
civilisational
civilise
civilised
civilist
civilities
civility
civilizable
civilization
civilizational
civilize
civilized
civilizer
civilizing

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVILISER

advertiser
centraliser
equaliser
formaliser
immortaliser
individualiser
localiser
monopoliser
moraliser
nationaliser
nebuliser
neutraliser
normaliser
rationaliser
realiser
socialiser
specialiser
symboliser
totaliser
tranquilliser
verbaliser

Synonyms and antonyms of civiliser in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civiliser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVILISER

Find out the translation of civiliser to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civiliser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civiliser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

civiliser
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

civiliser
570 millions of speakers

English

civiliser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

civiliser
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

civiliser
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

civiliser
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

civiliser
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

civiliser
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

civilisateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petani
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

civiliser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

civiliser
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

civiliser
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Civiliser
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

civiliser
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

civiliser
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नागरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

civiliser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

civilizzatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

civiliser
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

civiliser
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

civiliser
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκπολιτιστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

civilisator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

civiliser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

civiliser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civiliser

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVILISER»

The term «civiliser» is normally little used and occupies the 109.846 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVILISER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civiliser» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civiliser» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civiliser

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVILISER»

Discover the use of civiliser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civiliser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Towards a Critical Sociolinguistics
It was Febvre (1930) who drew attention to the fact that despite the existence of the procedural verb 'civiliser' it took many decades before the noun 'civilisation' emerged into use both in English and in French. 'Civiliser' was merely one among ...
Rajendra Singh, 1996
2
Christendom's Divisions
Mohammed as a Civiliser and a De-civiliser. Of his system, as propounded in the Koran, it is not necessary to say much, after what has been observed by way of preface. It could never have succeeded so well, or been adopted so extensively,  ...
Edmund Salusbury Ffoulkes, 1865
3
Christendom's Divisions: Being a Philosophical Sketch of the ...
Mohammed may have been a civiliser of the uncivilised, but he has been much more successful as an unciviliser of the civilised, especially where the teaching of the Koran has superseded that of the Gospel. He has, certainly, proved more of ...
Edmund S. Ffoulkes, 1865
4
Discovering French Canada
Miniya Chatter jee RESUME Les origines de la littérature canadienne remontent aux nombreux voyages entrepris pour découvrir, coloniser et civiliser. Depuis l' époque de Jacques Cartier, qui a découvert la Nouvelle France en 1 534, ...
Romey Borges, 2002
5
Imperial Persuaders: Images of Africa and Asia in British ...
CHAPTER. TWO. Soap. advertising,. the. trader. as. civiliser. and. the. scramble. for. Africa. This chapter will explore the effect of the specific material interests of soap manufacturers, their consumers, and the general political climate of the ...
Anandi Ramamurthy, 2003
6
(Mis)representing Islam: The Racism and Rhetoric of British ...
CHAPTER. 4. The. ideological. square. II. 'The. West'. as. civiliser. The civilising influence of the West' and 'Westernisation' Following on from the previous chapter's discussion of how 'Muslim negativity' is constructed in reporting, the rhetorical ...
John E. Richardson, 2004
7
Classical Mythology in English Literature: A Critical Anthology
The image of Orpheus the civiliser continues to have some serious resonance. Interestingly, however, later eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century versions place more emphasis on the domestic rather than the political virtues.
Geoffrey Miles, 2002
8
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Here we will limit ourselves to tracing the term's evolution in French, linking the verbs civiliser (to civilize) and se civiliser (to become civilized) to “equivalent” terms (allowing for the necessarily critical view of this notion of equivalence) prior to ...
Michel Delon, 2013
9
The Spirits and the Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti
In a fascinating semantic history, Jean Starobinski reveals that the French word civilisation first emerged as a term ofjurisprudence, the noun form of the verb civiliser that meant “to change a criminal case into a civil one,” as well as “to make ...
Kate Ramsey, 2014
10
Dreams of Development: Colombia's National School of Mines ...
Helg, Cmliser le peuple, 97-98. 8. Rene de la Pedraja Toman, "Women in Colombian Organizations 1900- 1940: A Study in Changing Gender Roles," Journal of Women's History 2, no. i (Spring 1990): 101. 9. Helg, Civiliser le peuple, 151. 10.
Pamela S. Murray, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVILISER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civiliser is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Capitalisme et Développement : Mythe ou Réalité ?
A titre d'exemple, la Grande-Bretagne estimait qu'il était de son devoir de civiliser les barbares ou sauvages africains et asiatiques. La Russie ... «Starducongo, Jun 15»
2
Les églises de réveil : le culte de la personnalité et la prison de la …
Si la chrétienté a été imposer aux Congolais néanmoins de manière civiliser comme valeur, ils en ont fait un sauvage. Les veulent perdre ... «France-Jeunes.net, May 15»
3
Bali 9 executions: 'barbaric' cliche of first resort in Australia
... don't possess that clout in the region, and instead these sentiments play into stereotypes that we see ourselves as the great white civiliser. «The Australian, Apr 15»
4
L'erreur de Sarkozy : son oubli de la nation
Barbare parce que, à part nous, constitué de peuples barbares et qu'il est beaucoup plus aisé de déchoir que de se civiliser. L'un, comme on ... «Le Figaro, Apr 15»
5
Tablet : le magazine qui fait payer pour commenter
Et si la solution était finalement là? Afin de civiliser les échanges et commentaires que font naître ses articles, le magazine américain en ligne ... «Le Devoir, Feb 15»
6
Inauguration de la 10ème semaine anticoloniale
Hier le colonialisme avait pour justification de civiliser des populations arriérées, en pratiquant le racisme : racisme et colonialisme sont ... «Mediapart, Feb 15»
7
Les horizons troubles de la politique de « colonisation » au Brésil …
Afin de civiliser le Brésil et faire naître un peuple brésilien, nous devons en finir peu à peu avec l'esclavage des Africains, nous devons capturer et vassaliser ... «Revues.org, Feb 15»
8
The Newsroom, Saison 3 : La mutation du journalisme
Si dans sa « mission pour civiliser », Will a voulu en faire un peu trop, c'est parce qu'il n'avait pas conscience de ce à quoi il devait faire face ... «Critictoo, Jan 15»
9
Une œuvre d'art pour les victimes des pensionnats autochtones
... leur était imposée à leur arrivée dans les pensionnats autochtones : on leur coupait les cheveux sous prétexte qu'on voulait les « civiliser ». «Radio-Canada, Jan 15»
10
Piratage de Sony: la Corée du Nord, coupable idéal ?
... le piratage et même proposé de mener une enquête commune avec les Etats-unis — veut "civiliser" Internet, qui serait selon lui, un Far-West. «RTBF, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Civiliser [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/civiliser>. May 2024 ».
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