civilize

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
2. 2
   To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
3. 3
   To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.