also decivilise, "reduce or degrade from a civilized to a savage state," 1815; see de- + civilize. Compare French déciviliser. Related: Decivilized; decivilization (1815).
decimeter
decipher
decipherable
decision
decisive
decivilize
deck
decker
deck-hand
deckle
declaim
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