Civilised — synonyms, definition

1. civilised (a) Brit

civil civilized complaisant courteous courtly cultivated cultural educated elegant humane mannerly polished polite refined respectful well-behaved well-bred

2. civilised (Adjective) Brit

cultured genteel

civilised (Adjective) — Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological. ex. "terrorist acts that shocked the civilised world"

civilised (Adjective) — Marked by refinement in taste and manners. ex. "civilised speech"

3. civilised (Verb) Brit

schooled trained

civilised (Verb) — Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment. ex. "She is well civilised in poetry"

civilised (Verb) — Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. ex. "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilised"

altered changed downed fine-tuned modified polished refined sophisticated