civilise

Colonial powers falsely claimed they were sent to civilise peoples who already possessed rich cultural traditions.殖民列强虚伪地声称，他们被派去教化那些已经拥有丰富文化传统的民族。

Education was historically used as an instrument to civilise and assimilate indigenous youth.历史上的教育曾被用作教化和同化土著青少年的工具。