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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
civilize /ˈsɪvəlʌɪz/ (or civilise)

▶verb

1 (usu. as adj. civilized) bring to an advanced stage of social development.

2 (as adj. civilized) polite and good-mannered.

– derivatives
civilizable adjective,
civilizer noun.

'civilized' also found in these Oxford entries:

civilization - civilize - wild

Forum discussions with the word(s) "civilized" in the title:

Intrinsic to this contempt for the civilized
Let's try to be civil/civilized
People is fully civilized.
we would have very civilized time

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