1) Civilise 2) Cultivate 3) Down 4) Educate 5) Enlighten 6) Fine-tune 7) French word used in English 8) Improve 9) Make civil 10) Make less harsh 11) Make more humane 12) Polish 13) Refine 14) School 15) School in culture 16) Train 1) Civilise 
• (v. t.) To admit as suitable to a civilized state. • (v. t.) To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
Civ'i·lize transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Civilized ; present participle & verbal noun Civilizing .] [ Confer French civilizer , from Latin civilis civil. See Civil .] 1. To reclaim from a sa...
[v] - raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state