uncivilize

English

Etymology

un- +‎ civilize

Verb

uncivilize (third-person singular simple present uncivilizes, present participle uncivilizing, simple past and past participle uncivilized)

1. (transitive) To make uncivilized.

   Synonym: decivilize

   • 1831, John Stuart Mill, The Spirit of the Age:

     May his abortive effort to uncivilize human nature, to uncultivate the mind of man, and turn it into a desolate waste, be the last!