civilizar

v.

to civilize.

La convivencia desbastó al chico Coexistence civilized the boy.

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civilizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to civilize

► verbo pronominal civilizarse

1 to become civilized

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1.

VT to civilize

2.

See:

civilizarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <país/pueblo> to civilize; <persona> to teach ... to behave properly

2.

civilizarse v pron pueblo to become civilized; persona to learn to behave properly

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= civilise [civilize, -USA].

Ex. The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.

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1.

verbo transitivo <país/pueblo> to civilize; <persona> to teach ... to behave properly

2.

civilizarse v pron pueblo to become civilized; persona to learn to behave properly

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= civilise [civilize, -USA].

Ex: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.

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civilizar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹país/pueblo› to civilize

2 ‹persona›

a ver si te civilizan un poco en el colegio I hope they teach you some manners at school

costó trabajo civilizarlos it took a while to get o teach them to behave properly

■ civilizarse

v pron

1 «pueblo» to become civilized

2 «persona» to learn to behave properly

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civilizar (conjugate civilizar) verbo transitivo ‹país/pueblo› to civilize;
‹persona› to teach … to behave properly
civilizarse verbo pronominal [pueblo] to become civilized;
[persona] to learn to behave properly
civilizar verbo transitivo to civilize
'civilizar' also found in these entries:
English:
civilize

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civilizar

♦ vt

1. [pueblo] to civilize

2. [persona]

ese muchacho necesita que alguien lo civilice that boy needs someone to teach him how to behave

♦ See also the pronominal verb civilizarse

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civilizar

v/t civilize

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civilizar {21} vt

: to civilize

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civilizar vb to civilize