decivilize

Verb

1. 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? - 2005, Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern...
2. To become less civilized.
   • 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? - 2003, David Weber, Empire from...