polite

adj

Etymology: From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.

1. Well-mannered, civilized.

   “It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.”

   “Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.”

2. Smooth, polished, burnished.

   “rays of light […]falling on […]a polite surface”

name

1. A surname.

verb

Etymology: From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.

1. To polish; to refine; to render polite.

   “those exercises plied, which polite men's spirits”