civilize

civilize/civilise "v.

a breakdown of law and civilized behavior.

China is a highly civilized country.

such an affront to civilized behaviour will no longer be tolerated.

their behaviour outraged all civilized standards.

the speculation and confusion which was rending the civilized world.

Good manners are the mark of a civilized person.

the niceties of civilized life.

Genocide is an offense to all civilized human beings.

We must civilize away the boy's bad habit.

Such a savage punishment is abhorrent to a civilized society.

Govern yourselves like civilized human beings.

it is the mark of a civilized society to treat its elderly members well.

Many a rough man has been civilized by his wife.

terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world.

brutality that revolts the sensibilities of civilized people;

blatantly contravening the rules of civilized warfare