sophisticated Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb make less natural or innocent
sophisticate.
- Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
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verb practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
twist; convolute; pervert; sophisticate; twist around.
- Don't twist my words
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verb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
doctor up; sophisticate; doctor.
- Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
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verb make more complex or refined
sophisticate.
- a sophisticated design
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adjective having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
- sophisticated young socialites
- a sophisticated audience
- a sophisticated lifestyle
- a sophisticated book
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adjective satellite ahead in development; complex or intricate
advanced.
- advanced technology
- a sophisticated electronic control system
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adjective satellite intellectually appealing
- a sophisticated drama
WordNet
So*phis"ti*cate transitive verb
Etymology
LL.Wordforms
Definitions
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; Howell.as, to .sophisticate wineTo sophisticate the understanding. Southey.
Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. M. Arnold.
They purchase but sophisticated ware. Dryden.
Syn. -- To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.
So*phis"ti*cate, So*phis"ti*ca`ted adjective
(Also<
- Sophisticate
- Sophisticated
)
Definitions
Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden.