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• decivilise

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /diːˈsɪvɪlaɪz/

動詞

decivilize (三人称単数 現在形 decivilizes, 現在分詞 decivilizing, 過去形および過去分詞形 decivilized)

1. (transitive) To make less civilized.
   • 2005, Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought^[1], ISBN 9780312425326, page 74:

     Are we not in fact dicivilizing ourselves as we decivilize them? Why is there no outcry? Is it because we have cast off the delusion of human sanctity?

2. (intransitive) To become less civilized.
   • 2003, David Weber, Empire from the ashes^[2], ISBN 9780743435932:

     Or how beings such as ourselves—such as you now are— with lifespans measured in centuries and strength and endurance far beyond that of Terra- born humans, could decivilize so utterly?

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