sivistää — meaning in English

English meaning

civilise verb To teach people to behave in a way seen as more advanced or refined.
culture noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
sophisticate verb To make something less natural or innocent; to render it artificial.

sivistää is used for these senses in English:

civilise To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
culture (transitive) to increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)
sophisticate To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]
sophisticate (also, figuratively) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.). [from early 15th c.]

verb To teach people to behave in a way seen as more advanced or refined.
verb To force the customs of one society onto another group or person, often claiming this makes them more advanced.
verb To move a people on from a wild, uncivilised state to a more cultured one.

noun The shared customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
verb To grow living cells, bacteria, or tissue under controlled conditions.