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civilized

/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
verb
  1. To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.

  2. To 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. To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.

adjective
  1. Having a highly developed society or culture.

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

  3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

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