civilize

(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. Synonyms: educate, school, train, cultivate, civilise. Examples: "Cultivate your musical taste." "Train your tastebuds." "She is well schooled in poetry."

(verb) raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. Synonyms: civilise. Example: "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized."