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1) the act, state, of civilizing or being civilized (civilization)

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anthropological

of anthropology

manlike

biped

a two-footed animal, e.g. a man or a bird

manlike

courteous

having, showing, good manners; polite and kind (to a person)

gentle, mannerly

cultivated

(of a person) cultured (the more usual word)

cultured

cultured

(of a person) well-educated and with many cultural interests

well-bred, experienced

gentlemanly

cultivated

cultivated

human

of people (contrasted with animals or God); having, showing, good moral qualities; a person

characteristic of people

pleasant

giving pleasure to the senses, to one's thoughts and feelings

acceptable; friendly

suave

(especially of a man) pleasant and gracious (often insincerely) in manner

charming, smooth

tame

(of an animal) trained to live with people and obey orders; dull; not exciting

domesticated, compliant

tamer

a person who tames animals

domesticated, compliant

CIVILIZED as in Wiktionary
CIVILIZED as in Wikipedia