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Yes, civilize is playable

...and is worth 25 points.

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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Civilize" Definition

verb-transitive

To educate in matters of culture and refinement; make more polished or sophisticated.
To raise from barbarism to an enlightened stage of development; bring out of a primitive or savage state.

verb

To cause to develop out of a primitive state.
To bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development.
To acquire the customs and amenities of a community.
Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social development considered to be more advanced.

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