civilise

1. Thousands of Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families and raised by whites in a government policy to "civilise" them.
   按照政府“教化”土著居民的政策，成千上万的土著孩子曾被强行从家中带走并交由白人抚养。
2. Rather than wipe slums from the map, the authorities looked to civilise them and integrate them into the urban fabric.
   政府不是让贫民窟从地图上消失，而是着眼于对其进行文明改造，将其纳入城市版图。

verb

1. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
   1. The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized

   Synonym:    civilize

2. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   1. Cultivate your musical taste
   2. Train your tastebuds
   3. She is well schooled in poetry

   Synonym:    educateschooltraincultivatecivilize