uncivilize

English

Etymology

un- +‎ civilize

Verb

uncivilize (third-person singular simple present uncivilizes, present participle uncivilizing, simple past and past participle uncivilized)

  1. (transitive) To make uncivilized.
    Synonym: decivilize
    • 1831, John Stuart Mill, The Spirit of the Age:
      May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!
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