Civilise is a term used to describe the process of improving a society or culture. REFINE, BETTER, CULTIVATE, ACQUAINT, EDUCATE, ENRICH, ADVANCE, ENLIGHTEN and EDIFY are all words that can be used to describe this process. REFINE means to make something more precise or perfect, BETTER means to make something BETTER than it was before, CULTIVATE means to develop or improve something, ACQUAINT means to make someone familiar with something, EDUCATE means to provide knowledge or instruction, ENRICH means to make something more valuable, ADVANCE means to move forward, ENLIGHTEN means to give knowledge or understanding and EDIFY means to improve morally or spiritually. All of these words can be used to describe the process of civilising a society or culture.