1. civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Example Sentences:
'Cultivate your musical taste'
'Train your tastebuds'
'She is well schooled in poetry'

Synonyms

• civilize
• cultivate
• educate
• school
• train

2. civilise, civilize

raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

Example Sentences:
'The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized'

Synonyms

• civilize