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sophisticate

/ sophisticate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a worldly-wise person
Type of:
adult grownup
Kinds of:
cosmopolitan cosmopolite slicker
verb Sense 2
make more complex or refined
"a sophisticated design"
Type of:
complicate refine rarify
Derived:
sophistication
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Type of:
adulterate stretch dilute
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
make less natural or innocent
"Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
Type of:
educate school train
Derived:
man of the world sophistication worldliness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Type of:
denote refer
Derived:
sophism sophistry sophistication construction twist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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adult grownup cosmopolitan cosmopolite slicker complicate refine rarify adulterate stretch dilute educate