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English
Etymology
From un- + civilize.
Verb
uncivilize (third-person singular simple present uncivilizes, present participle uncivilizing, simple past and past participle uncivilized)
- (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!