civilize vs cultivate

civilize and cultivate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civilize	No	No	Yes	No
cultivate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, civilize and cultivate are synonyms defined as:

civilize and cultivate: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Other synonyms of civilize include civilise, educate, school, train.

civilize (verb)	cultivate (verb)
raise from a barbaric to a civilized state	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment	prepare for crops
	teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
	promote the growth of