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civilized, ppl. a.|ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd|
[f. prec. + -ed.]
1. Made civil; in a state of civilization.
1611Cotgr., Civilisé, ciuilized, made ciuile. 1692Bentley Boyle Lect. v. 176 Those Savages were not then what civilized mankind is now. 1776Johnson in Bos. 21 Mar., The advantages of civilized society. 1839Thirlwall Greece IV. 281 The ancient civilised world. 1862Ruskin Munera P. (1880) 37 A civilized mercantile community.
2. Of or pertaining to civilized men.
1654Gayton Fest. Notes iii. x. 129 Such civiliz'd deportment, shews of Love. 1739Cibber Apol. (1756) I. 181 A few civiliz'd hands signified their approbation. 1855Johnston Chem. Com. Life II. 308 The luxury of civilised perfumes. a1859Macaulay Hist. Eng. V. 74 The strangers spoke no civilised language. 1875Lubbock Orig. Civiliz. App. 467.
Hence ˈcivilizedness, civilized quality or condition.
1879M. Arnold Equality Mixed Ess. 86 France owes..her civilisedness to equality. |