verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of civilise.
adjective.
Alternative spelling of civilized.
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adjective.
marked by refinement in taste and manners
adjective.
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
Word Usage
"The enterprise of individuals or of small aristocratic bodies has meantime sown the world which we call civilised with some seeds and nuclei of order."