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civilise vs down

down vs civilise

civilise is not a noun while down is a noun.

civilise is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

civilise and down both are verbs.

civilise is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
civilise No No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hypernym of civilise; that is, down is a word with a broader meaning than civilise:
  • civilise: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  • down: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Other hypernyms of civilise include fine-tune, polish, refine.
civilise (noun) down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
civilise (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
civilise (verb) down (verb)
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
civilise (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between civilise and down

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