(adj): (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
(adj): of or in a condition of social order
(adj): showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
(adj): marked by refinement in taste and manners
(adj): vs. unrefined) -- ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
civilize
(v): teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
(v): improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
(v): raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation