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Civilized

verb
/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
Word Frequency: 5.3

Definitions

1.verbTo educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
2.verbTo introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
3.verbTo bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
4.adjectiveHaving a highly developed society or culture.
5.adjectiveShowing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
6.adjectiveMarked by refinement in taste and manners.

Synonyms

culturedcultivatedpolitegenteelrefinedhumaneciviladvancedcivilizationalmoralenlightenedcivilization

Rhymes With

surmisedutilizeddevisedrecognizedostracizedsurprisedscrutinizedmesmerized
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