civilizar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From civil + -izar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ci‧vi‧li‧zar === Verb === civilizar (first-person singular present civilizo, first-person singular preterite civilizei, past participle civilizado) to civilize to polish ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== civilização === Further reading === “civilizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “civilizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From civil + -izar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θibiliˈθaɾ/ [θi.β̞i.liˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /sibiliˈsaɾ/ [si.β̞i.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ci‧vi‧li‧zar === Verb === civilizar (first-person singular present civilizo, first-person singular preterite civilicé, past participle civilizado) (transitive) to civilize ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “civilizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025