What does decivilize mean?
Decivilize means (transitive) To make less civilized..
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/diːˈsɪvɪlaɪz/ · verb
(transitive) To make less civilized..
Are we not in fact dicivilizing ourselves as we decivilize them? Why is there no outcry? Is it because we have cast off the delusion of human sanctity?
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?
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Decivilize means (transitive) To make less civilized..
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Are we not in fact dicivilizing ourselves as we decivilize them? Why is there no outcry? Is it because we have cast off the delusion of human sanctity?
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