Adjective : The civilized world must fight ignorance. ,The car is quiet and civilized, even in sharp turns. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object), : Rome civilized the barbarians. From Dictionary.com.
I too feel that being civilized is at the core here. From Wordnik.com. [The Formal Home] Reference
To be civilized is to restrain the ability to commit mayhem. From Wordnik.com. [From Clays archives of historical and interesting thoughts! Read answer number one!] Reference
The people in civilized countries co-operate for what purpose?. From Wordnik.com. [Are We Equal to the Occasion?] Reference
Depends on your definition of civilized, Washington interjected. From Wordnik.com. [The Edge of Madness] Reference
How did you remain civilized in the face of uncivilized behavior?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » “Bush Was Right!” — The New Hit Single Ready to Rock a Generation] Reference
We live in civilized conditions, but we are not rational creatures. From Wordnik.com. [Ballardian » ‘Violence without end’: An Interview with J.G. Ballard] Reference
Nearly every organization in civilized society has its marked epochs. From Wordnik.com. [Welcome Address for Phi Gamma Anniversary] Reference
"Then the men you call civilized do not appreciate beauty in a woman.". From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Magnificent]
It is an anti-semitic term that has no place in civilized discussions. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Jurat] Reference
Tonight, moriarty6 and I are once again civilized 21st century adults. From Wordnik.com. [Flailing Kermit icon, ahoy!] Reference
The people are far more observant than the dwellers in civilized lands. From Wordnik.com. [Five Days in Fallujah] Reference
‘If THAT’S what you call civilized people —!’ she was exclaiming. From Wordnik.com. [Burmese Days] Reference
This administration has engineered the biggest crisis in civilized history. From Wordnik.com. [Obama adviser: Protesters wrong about health-care reform] Reference
We believe the often barbaric Sharia laws have no place in civilized societies. From Wordnik.com. [Religion news roundup: Scientology, religion trends, Islam, Gwen Shamblin, and more] Reference
I respectfully request that people engage in civilized debates on internet blogs. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Clinton able to continue run by postponing debt repayment] Reference
Everything must be based on proportional representation, like in civilized countries. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Elections vs Accountability] Reference
It turns out that legality is not the only standard of behavior required in civilized circles. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
Soon you will be treated everywhere like the paria you are instead of only in civilized circles. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Lesbian Constance McMillen excluded from alternative prom organized by students’ parents.] Reference
So, by the way, is the way Muslim fanatics use their right to free speech in civilized countries. From Wordnik.com. [EU countries oppose Muslim views on racism meeting] Reference
It is usual in civilized societies for the man to lie above the woman as she reclines on her back. From Wordnik.com. [Married Love: or, Love in Marriage] Reference
Despite the undue emphasis he had placed on the word civilized, Fowler bowed deeply to the mandarin. From Wordnik.com. [The Veiled Dragon]
They did not spring fully civilized from the mud of the inundation, like Athena from the head of Zeus. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
Soon you will be treated everywhere like the paria you are instead of only in civilized circles. waterloo. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Lesbian Constance McMillen excluded from alternative prom organized by students’ parents.] Reference
I do manage to remain civilized when collaborating on a cross-word, however, as long as I am holding the pen. From Wordnik.com. [KGIRL ABANDONS FAMILY TO WOLVES WHO SPIT BEES WEEK] Reference
Despite all preventive steps - and many are taken in civilized lands - deaths from cancer have scarcely been lessened. From Wordnik.com. [Peyton Rous - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Do you convince many people of the rightness of your views by calling them barbarians, unfit to live in civilized society?. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Meld Make-Up Test: Orson Scott Card on Young Adult Fiction] Reference
As society changes so must our laws and institutions change to keep us within civilized bounds in dealing one with another. From Wordnik.com. [Law Reform in a Changing Society] Reference
To the establishment of a higher standard in German civilized warfare. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 30, 1914] Reference
It is a day to stem the guilt of the sorry state of our natural-and 'civilized'-world. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Science proves it: women from more "civilized" - read "liberal" - countries like men with low testosterone. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Alcoholism is rife, as it is in vestigial aboriginal communities -- conquered and "civilized" -- all over the globe. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
It appears many of the so called civilized residents in. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
York, when it immediately broke out in what is called civilized society. From Wordnik.com. [Penrod] Reference
What a shame that we live in this so-called civilized socity called the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
It was all very civilized, which is a good thing, as we want to make it clear that this debate needs to be conducted. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
The ideology of the "purity" of race and its derivatives like ethnic cleansing are still alive in so-called civilized Western countries. From Wordnik.com. [Hitler's Dreams Of Racial Purity] Reference
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