Definition
To remove barbaric or primitive qualities; to civilize or refine a culture or society.
Etymology
From prefix de- + barbarize (to make barbaric or uncivilized). The verb form precedes the noun debarbarization, creating the base form for the process.
Kelly Says
Like debarbarization, this word reveals a troubling historical perspective—what one culture calls 'civilizing' another might call 'cultural erasure,' showing how language embeds values and assumptions about what counts as progress.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አማንን አስገድዳ
a-ma-n am-a-s-ge-dda
ARالعربية
خلع البربرية
khala' al-barbariya
BNবাংলা
মানবীকরণ
man-abi-karan
CACatalà
desbarbaritzar
de-s-bar-bar-i-zar
CSČeština
odbarbarizovat
od-bar-ba-ri-zo-vat'
DADansk
afbarbarisere
af-bar-ba-ri-se-re
DEDeutsch
entbarbarisieren
ent-bar-bar-i-ze-ren
ELΕλληνικά
πολιτισμικοποιηση
po-li-tis-mo-poi-e-si
ESEspañol
desbarbizar
des-bar-bi-zar
FAفارسی
تمدن بخشیدن
ta-mad-na-bakh-she-den
FISuomi
sivilioittaa
si-vi-lioi-taa
FRFrançais
débarbariser
de-bar-ba-ri-ze
HEעברית
לתרבות
le-ter-vu-t
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन बनाना
pra-cheen banaana
HUMagyar
civilizálni
ci-vi-li-za-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan barbarisme
menghilangkan bar-ba-ris-me
ITItaliano
debarbarizzare
de-bar-ba-ri-zza-re
JA日本語
文明化させる
bunmei-ka-saseru
KKKK
адамгершілік
a-dam-ger-shi-lik
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-p-rwet
KO한국어
야만성을 없애다
ya-man-seong-eul eop-sseo-da
MRMR
शिक्षित करणे
shik-shit kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
menyivilisasikan
me-ni-si-vi-li-sa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြု
kye-zu-p-ru
NLNederlands
barbariseer
bar-ba-ri-seer
NONorsk
avbarbarisere
av-bar-ba-ri-se-re
PLPolski
odbarbarizować
od-bar-ba-ri-zo-vat'
PTPortuguês
desbarbazar
des-bar-ba-zar
RORomână
a dezbarbariza
a de-z-bar-ba-ri-za
RUРусский
обезбарбаризировать
ob-ez-bar-ba-ri-zi-vat'
SVSvenska
avbarbariser
av-bar-ba-ri-ser
SWKiswahili
kuondoa ubarabarani
ku-on-doa u-ba-ra-ba-ra-ni
TAதமிழ்
சமூகமயமாக்கல்
sa-moo-ga-ma-ya-ma-kkal
TEతెలుగు
సామాజికీకరణ
sa-ama-jiki-ka-ra-na
THไทย
กำจัดความโหดร้าย
kam-jat kwam hoht raai
TLTL
pag-unlad
pa-g-un-lad
TRTürkçe
insanilaştırmak
in-sa-ni-la-ş-tur-mak
UKУкраїнська
обезбарбарювати
ob-ez-bar-ba-ryu-vat'
URاردو
مذہبی اصلاح
mad-hebi is-la-af
VITiếng Việt
khử tính man rợ
khu-tinh man ro