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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
civilize .
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Examples
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Put more nicely, I am fearful of the implications of the implied argument that the social good of marriage is that it "civilizes" men or "civilizes" gay folks.
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They are around us today --- the honest and decent cop, the hardworking teacher who puts up with our brats and civilizes them, the devoted single mother who works at two minimum wage jobs to support her kids.
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They are around us today --- the honest and decent cop, the hardworking teacher who puts up with our brats and civilizes them, the devoted single mother who works at two minimum wage jobs to support her kids.
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One of the Marriage Mafia's favorite sources of the claim that marriage civilizes men is a book by Steven Nock, Marriage in Men's Lives.
Bella DePaulo: Is Marriage a Barbarian-Adoption Program? 2010
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One of the Marriage Mafia's favorite sources of the claim that marriage civilizes men is a book by Steven Nock, Marriage in Men's Lives.
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The book also posited that one of the main driving factors that civilizes young men of all races and allows them to prove themselves in society is the responsibility to care for a family.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Crime and punishment, race and class 2009
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YouTube video search and embedding is built right in, and embed codes from other sites can also be handled in a way that civilizes their behavior substantially, ensuring that the page layout survives intact.
Monday Fourteen boutell 2009
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In addition it is a controling mechanism over the negative impulses of the male of the species which civilizes him through the emotional bonds which are formed.
Think Progress » Colbert to Graduates: ‘You Are the Most Cuddled Generation In History’ 2006
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The city civilizes and tames, to a certain extent; for this reason violence apparently diminished in the course of the century.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The city civilizes and tames, to a certain extent; for this reason violence apparently diminished in the course of the century.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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