Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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civilize | No | No | Yes | No |
civilization | Yes | No | No | No |
civilize (noun) | civilization (noun) |
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the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste | |
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | |
a particular society at a particular time and place | |
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization |
civilize (verb) | civilization (verb) |
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raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | |
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment |