Meaning
to civilize
- to bring out of a primitive state; to civilize
- to educate, refine, or polish socially
In a sentence
Non si possono civilizzare altri popoli con la forza.
One cannot civilize other peoples by force.
L'educazione contribuisce a civilizzare i costumi della società.
Education contributes to civilizing society's customs.
Pensi davvero che questa legge possa civilizzare il dibattito pubblico?
Do you really think this law can civilize public debate?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| civilizzare | infinitive |
| civilizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| civilizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| civilizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| civilizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| civilizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| civilizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| civilizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| civilizzando | gerund |
| civilizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with auxiliary avere.
- The reflexive form 'civilizzarsi' means to become civilized or refined.