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Sophisticate

Sophisticate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Sophisticate? [n] a worldly-wise person [v] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive [v] make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design" [v] alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" [v] make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Sophisticate: convolute \| doctor \| doctor up \| man of the world \| pervert \| twist \| twist around Related Terms \| Find terms related to Sophisticate: See Also \| adult \| adulterate \| civilise \| civilize \| complicate \| cosmopolitan \| cosmopolite \| cultivate \| debase \| denote \| dilute \| educate \| elaborate \| grownup \| rarify \| refer \| refine \| school \| slicker \| stretch \| train Sophisticate In Webster's Dictionary \Sophis"ticate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell. To 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. \Sophis"ticate\, Sophisticated

Sophisticate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sophisticate?

[n] a worldly-wise person
[v] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
[v] make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
[v] alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
[v] make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

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Sophisticate In Webster's Dictionary

\So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL.
sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage;
to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell.

      To 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\, Sophisticated

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