Definition of sophisticate Sophisticate
/sʌfɪˈstʌkejˌt/ - [sufistukeyt] - so•phis•ti•cate
We found 15 definitions of sophisticate from 5 different sources.
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What does sophisticate mean?
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NounPlural: sophisticates |
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| sophisticate - a worldly-wise person | ||
| man of the world | ||
| grownup, adult any mature animal | ||
| cosmopolitan, cosmopolite a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries | ||
Verb |
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| sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" | ||
| civilise, civilize, educate, school, cultivate, train raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized" | ||
| sophisticate - make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design" | ||
| rarify, complicate, elaborate, refine make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" | ||
| sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" | ||
| doctor, doctor up | ||
| adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" | ||
| sophisticate - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" | ||
| twist, twist around, pervert, convolute | ||
| denote, refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | ||
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- sophisticate (Noun)
A worldly-wise person. - sophisticate (Verb)
To make less natural or innocent. - sophisticate (Verb)
To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive. - sophisticate (Verb)
To alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive. - sophisticate (Verb)
To make more complex or refined. - sophisticate (Adjective)
Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sophisticate (v. t.)
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. - sophisticate (a.)
Alt. of Sophisticated
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sophisticate
To alter or make obscure, as with the intention to deceive.
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🔤- sophisticate, verb, present, 1st person singular of sophisticate (infinitive).
- sophisticate, verb (infinitive).
- sophisticate, noun, singular of sophisticates.
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