civilising

UK
/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɪv.ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/

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I daresay they've ceased to be animals — civilised themselves out of everything in the way of passions and emotions, and are just purely intellectual beings, with as much human nature about them as Russian diplomacy or those things we saw at the bottom of the Newton Crater.
general
настолько цивилизовались, что утратили
Настолько цивилизоваться, что утратить естественное качество или человеческую черту.
A Honeymoon in Space
A Honeymoon in Space is a 1901 novel by George Griffith. It was originally serialized in abridged form in Pearson's Magazine in 1900 under the title Stories of Other Worlds. The scientific romance story depicts a tour of the Solar System, a type of story that was in vogue at the time.
A Honeymoon in Space
I suppose it was civilised out of his ancestors ages ago.
literature
вытравить цивилизацией из его предков
Шутливая литературная мысль о том, что цивилизация вытравила какую-то черту из рода человека.
A Honeymoon in Space
A Honeymoon in Space is a 1901 novel by George Griffith. It was originally serialized in abridged form in Pearson's Magazine in 1900 under the title Stories of Other Worlds. The scientific romance story depicts a tour of the Solar System, a type of story that was in vogue at the time.
A Honeymoon in Space
You mean, of course, that they may have civilised themselves out of all the emotions until they're just a set of cold, calculating, scientific animals.
society
цивилизовать себя до полной утраты эмоций
Стать настолько цивилизованными, что подавить или утратить эмоциональные реакции.
A Honeymoon in Space
A Honeymoon in Space is a 1901 novel by George Griffith. It was originally serialized in abridged form in Pearson's Magazine in 1900 under the title Stories of Other Worlds. The scientific romance story depicts a tour of the Solar System, a type of story that was in vogue at the time.
A Honeymoon in Space