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civilized
(encz) | civilized,civilizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Civilized
(gcide) | Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Civilized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Civilizing.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.
See Civil.]
1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules
and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.
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Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose
Her land to civilize, as to subdue. --Dryden
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2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]
"Civilizing adultery." --Milton.
Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.
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Civilized
(gcide) | Civilized \Civ"i*lized\, a.
Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts,
learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.
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Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not
reconcilable with the present state of civilized
society. --J. Quincy.
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civilized
(wn) | civilized
adj 1: having a high state of culture and development both
social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked
the civilized world" [syn: civilized, civilised]
[ant: noncivilised, noncivilized]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel
old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized, civilised,
cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite] |
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civilized
(encz) | civilized,civilizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
noncivilized
(encz) | noncivilized, adj: |
uncivilized
(encz) | uncivilized,necivilizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožuncivilized,nezdvořilý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Uncivilized
(gcide) | Uncivilized \Un*civ"i*lized\, a.
1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude;
barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of
Central Africa.
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2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] --Addison.
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uncivilized vs civilized
(gcide) | nonliterate \nonliterate\ adj.
not using a writing system; -- of societies, cultures, or
tribes. [Narrower terms: uncivilized (vs. civilized)]
Syn: preliterate.
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civilized
(wn) | civilized
adj 1: having a high state of culture and development both
social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked
the civilized world" [syn: civilized, civilised]
[ant: noncivilised, noncivilized]
2: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel
old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized, civilised,
cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite] |
noncivilized
(wn) | noncivilized
adj 1: not having a high state of culture and social development
[syn: noncivilized, noncivilised] [ant: civilised,
civilized] |
uncivilized
(wn) | uncivilized
adj 1: without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders";
"barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is
crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are
efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" [syn:
barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized,
uncivilised, wild] |
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