Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncivilize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-civ-i-lize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make uncivilized.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + civilize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncivilizes (present, singular) uncivilizing (participle, present) uncivilized (participle, past) uncivilized (past)

Synonyms

decivilize

Questions

What does uncivilize mean?
To make uncivilized.
Where does uncivilize come from?
From un- + civilize.

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