Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World
noun
(obsolete) The act of rendering a criminal process civil.
(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
The state or quality of being civilized.
civilizational
civilizational
adj
Pertaining to or arising from civilization
civilizationally
civilizationally
adv
In terms of civilization.
civilizations
civilizations
noun
plural of civilization
clavelization
clavelization
noun
inoculation (of an animal) against sheeppox
coazervation
collectivization
collectivization
noun
(especially in communist states) The process of abolishing privately-owned farmland organizing all its workers into large, publicly-owned collectives.
The act of collectivizing
collectivizing
collectivizing
verb
present participle of collectivize
conservatize
conservatize
verb
To make or become conservative.
controversialize
controversialize
verb
(transitive) To make to appear controversial.
conventionalization
conventionalization
noun
The act or process of making conventional.
conventionalize
conventionalize
verb
(transitive) To make something conventional.
conventionalized
conventionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conventionalize
conventionalizes
conventionalizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conventionalize
conventionalizing
conventionalizing
verb
present participle of conventionalize
conventionize
conversationize
conversationize
verb
(intransitive) To take part in conversation; to converse.
conveyorization
conveyorization
noun
The streamlining of an industrial operation by means of conveyors.
counterrevolutionize
counterrevolutionize
verb
To cause or undergo a counterrevolution.
coventrize
decivilization
decivilization
noun
The process of decivilization.
deconventionalize
deindividualization
deindividualization
noun
The act or process of deindividualizing.
derivatizing
derivatizing
verb
present participle of derivatize
desilverization
desilverization
noun
The process of desilverizing.
devitalization
devitalization
noun
The act of devitalizing
devitalizing
devitalizing
verb
present participle of devitalize
devitaminize
devocalization
devocalization
noun
Act or process of devocalizing.
devolatilization
devolatilization
noun
The removal of volatile material.
devolatilizing
devolatilizing
verb
present participle of devolatilize
devulcanization
devulcanization
noun
To process of treating vulcanized rubber so as to restore the materials that were present prior to vulcanization.
diminutivize
diminutivize
verb
(linguistics, transitive) to turn into a diminutive
divinization
divinization
noun
The act or process of making divine.
electrogalvanization
electrogalvanize
envenomization
envenomization
noun
poisoning by the venom of a living creature
evangelization
evangelization
noun
The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
eventualize
eventualize
verb
To take place or occur.
evolutionize
evolutionize
verb
To cause, or to undergo change by means of evolution; to evolve
extravaganza
extravaganza
noun
An extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama.
An instance of fantastical, unrestrained, lavish, or chaotic behaviour or conduct.
extravaganzas
extravaganzas
noun
plural of extravaganza
galvanization
galvanization
noun
The act or process of galvanizing.
galvanizations
galvanizations
noun
plural of galvanization
galvanocauterization
galvanocauterization
noun
Synonym of galvanocautery
galvanofaradization
galvanofaradization
noun
Medical therapy using galvanic current.
governmentalize
governmentalize
verb
(US, transitive) To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize.
hypercivilization
hypercivilization
noun
The state of being hypercivilized.
hypervitalization
hypervitalizing
iarovization
incentivize
incentivize
verb
(transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage.
(transitive, business, economics) To provide incentives to.
incentivized
incentivized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incentivize
incentivizes
incentivizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incentivize
incivilization
incivilization
noun
The state of being uncivilized; barbarism.
individualization
individualization
noun
The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized.
intercivilization
jarovization
jarovization
noun
vernalization
jonvalization
labiovelarization
muscovitization
nivellization
nonvitalized
nonvocalization
nonvolatilizable
nonvolatilizable
adj
Not volatilizable.
nonvolatilized
nonvolatilized
adj
Not volatilized.
novelization
novelization
noun
A text novel that is an adaptation of a story from a visual medium such as film
The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization
novelizations
novelizations
noun
plural of novelization
novokuznetsk
novokuznetsk
Proper noun
A city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
objectivizing
objectivizing
verb
present participle of objectivize
ovalization
ovalization
noun
The process of ovalizing; the process of changing to an oval shape.
ovariectomizing
ovariectomizing
verb
present participle of ovariectomize
overbrutalization
overbrutalizing
overcapitalization
overcapitalization
noun
The state of being overcapitalized.
overcapitalizing
overcapitalizing
verb
present participle of overcapitalize
overcentralization
overcentralization
noun
Excessive centralization.
overcentralize
overcentralize
verb
(transitive) To centralize too much.
overcentralized
overcentralized
adj
Overly centralized or concentrated in authority.
overcentralizing
overcentralizing
verb
present participle of overcentralize
overcivilization
overcivilization
noun
Excessive civilization; the quality of being overcivilized.
overcommercialization
overcommercialization
noun
Excessive commercialization.
overcriticizing
overcriticizing
verb
present participle of overcriticize
overdoctrinize
overdramatizing
overdramatizing
verb
present participle of overdramatize
overeditorializing
overemotionalize
overemotionalize
verb
(intransitive) To behave too emotionally.
(transitive) To make too emotional.
overemotionalized
overemotionalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overemotionalize
overemotionalizing
overemotionalizing
verb
present participle of overemotionalize
overfertilizing
overfertilizing
verb
present participle of overfertilize
overgeneralization
overgeneralization
noun
(countable) An instance of overgeneralizing.
(usually uncountable) The act of overgeneralizing.
overindividualization
overindustrialization
overindustrialization
noun
Excessive industrialization.
overindustrialize
overindustrialize
verb
(transitive) To industrialize to an excessive degree.
overindustrialized
overindustrialized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overindustrialize
overindustrializes
overindustrializes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overindustrialize
overindustrializing
overindustrializing
verb
present participle of overindustrialize
overintellectualization
overintellectualization
noun
excessive intellectualization
overintellectualize
overintellectualize
verb
To treat something in an excessively intellectual manner
overintellectualized
overintellectualized
adj
Treated in an excessively intellectual manner
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overintellectualize
overintellectualizing
overintellectualizing
verb
present participle of overintellectualize
overliberalization
overmodernization
overmodernization
noun
Excessive modernization.
overnationalization
overnationalization
noun
Excessive nationalization.
overnationalize
overnationalized
overnationalizing
overneutralization
overneutralization
noun
The process of overneutralizing.
overneutralize
overneutralize
verb
(transitive) To make more neutral than required or expected, or (chemistry) beyond the neutral pH value.
overneutralized
overneutralized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overneutralize
overneutralizer
overneutralizing
overneutralizing
verb
present participle of overneutralize
overnormalization
overorganization
overorganization
noun
Too much organizing.
overoxidization
overpenalization
overpenalization
noun
(law) The process of administering excessive punishment, especially in response to crime.
overpictorializing
overpoeticizing
overrationalization
overrationalize
overrationalize
verb
(transitive) To rationalize excessively.
overrationalized
overrationalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overrationalize
overrationalizing
overrationalizing
verb
present participle of overrationalize
overromanticize
overromanticize
verb
(transitive) To romanticize too much.
overromanticized
overromanticized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overromanticize
overromanticizing
overromanticizing
verb
present participle of overromanticize
oversensitize
oversensitized
oversensitized
adj
Excessively sensitized.
oversensitizing
oversentimentalize
oversentimentalize
verb
(transitive) To sentimentalize excessively.
oversentimentalized
oversentimentalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oversentimentalize
oversentimentalizing
oversentimentalizing
verb
present participle of oversentimentalize
overspecialization
overspecialization
noun
Extreme or excessive specialization.
oversystematizing
oversystematizing
verb
present participle of oversystematize
overtheorization
overtheorizing
overtheorizing
verb
present participle of overtheorize
overurbanization
overurbanization
noun
Excessive urbanization
overutilizing
overutilizing
verb
present participle of overutilize
pavonazzetto
pavonazzetto
noun
A type of variegated marble.
precivilization
precivilization
noun
The time prior to civilization.
privatdozent
privatdozent
noun
In some European countries, an academic who holds all formal qualifications (doctorate and habilitation) to become a tenured university professor.
privatization
privatization
noun
The transfer of a company or organization from government to private ownership and control.