CIVILIZED

civilized, civilised

(adjective) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; “terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world”

civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite

(adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners; “cultivated speech”; “cultured Bostonians”; “cultured tastes”; “a genteel old lady”; “polite society”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

civilized (comparative more civilized, superlative most civilized)

Having a highly developed society or culture.

Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.

Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

Verb

civilized

simple past tense and past participle of civilize

Source: Wiktionary

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Civ"i*lized, a.

Definition: Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated. Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present state of civilized society. J. Quincy.

CIVILIZE

Civ"i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Civilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Civilizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil. See Civil.]

1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine. Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose Her land to civilize, as to subdue. Dryden

2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.] "Civilizing adultery." Milton.

Syn.

– To polish; refine; humanize.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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