Civilized and civilised are both English terms. Civilized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English ( en-US ) while civilised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) ( en-GB ). In the United States, there is a preference for "civilized" over "civilised" (98 to 2).
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Sep 21, 2011 · According to the Oxford English Dictionary, which ought to know, the “-ize” ending is actually the traditional one and the only proper one.
A civilized society or country has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and that treats the people who live there fairly.
The meaning of CIVILIZED is characteristic of a state of civilization; especially : characterized by taste, refinement, or restraint. How to use civilized ...
Civilized is an adjective that describes the very opposite of barbarity. A civilized person is polite and courteous; he knows how to say please and thank you.
Civilize means to increase the social standards of a people or a place. It can also be used as an adjective in the form of civilized to describe something ...
If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. I wrote to my ex-wife. She was very civilised about it.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word civilized. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc. · polite; well-bred; refined. · of or relating to civilized people: The civilized world must fight ignorance.
adjective having a high state of culture and development both social and technological synonyms: civilized advanced (of societies) highly developed.
