Civilized has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of civilize
"The newly civilized village finally had access to running water after years of living in isolation."
Adjective
1
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
2
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"
"cultured Bostonians"
"cultured tastes"
"a genteel old lady"
"polite society"
3
Having a highly developed society or culture.
"The ancient ruins revealed that even before modern cities were built, these people had created a truly civilized society with complex laws and trade networks."
Example Sentences
"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"
adjective
"cultivated speech"
adjective
"cultured Bostonians"
adjective
"cultured tastes"
adjective
"a genteel old lady"
adjective
"polite society"
adjective
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