wake-up call
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionarybring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary : to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community
Other Words
- civilizer noun
Examples
- //Her parents hoped that boarding school might civilize her some.
- //a teacher who had a civilizing influence on the students
- //He is credited with civilizing the treatment of people with mental illnesses.
- //efforts to civilize the health-care system
- //They believed it was their duty to civilize the native people.
First Known Use
1595, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1climate
Definition
- : a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions //His physician advised moving to a warmer climate.
- : the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation //a healthful climate //a warm, humid climatebring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development
: to acquire the customs and amenities of a civil community
Other Words
- civilizer noun
Examples
- //Her parents hoped that boarding school might civilize her some.
- //a teacher who had a civilizing influence on the students
- //He is credited with civilizing the treatment of people with mental illnesses.
- //efforts to civilize the health-care system
- //They believed it was their duty to civilize the native people.
First Known Use
1595, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1climate
Definition
- : a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions //His physician advised moving to a warmer climate.
- : the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation //a healthful climate //a warm, humid climate