The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decivilize \De*civ"i*lize\, v. t.
To reduce from civilization to a savage state. [R.]
--Blackwood's Mag.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context transitive English) To make less civilized. 2 (context intransitive English) To become less civilized. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To make less civilized. 2 (context intransitive English) To become less civilized.
Usage examples of "decivilize".
Or how beings such as ourselves—such as you now are—with lifespans measured in centuries and strength and endurance far beyond that of Terra-born humans, could decivilize so utterly?
How in hell can someone decivilize in the midst of that much technology?
He had to decivilize the opposition, make the enemy seem beneath consideration as a sapient species.
Or how beings such as ourselves-such as you now are-with lifespans measured in centuries and strength and endurance far beyond that of Terra-born humans, could decivilize so utterly?