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so·phis·ti·cate  (s-fst-kt)

v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates

v.tr.

1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly.

2. To make impure; adulterate.

3. To make more complex or inclusive; refine.

v.intr.

To use sophistry.

n. (-kt)

A sophisticated person.

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[Middle English sophisticaten, to adulterate, from Medieval Latin sophisticre, sophistict-, from Latin sophisticus, sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophists, sophist; see sophist.]

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so·phisti·cation n.

so·phisti·cator n.

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sophisticate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to make (someone) less natural or innocent, such as by education

2. to make (a machine or method) more complex or refined

Noun

a sophisticated person [Latin sophisticus sophistic]

sophistication n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sophisticate - a worldly-wise person                 man of the world adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward cosmopolitan, cosmopolite - a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries slicker - a person with good manners and stylish clothing
Verb	1.	sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
	2.	sophisticate - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" twist around, convolute, pervert, twist denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
	3.	sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" doctor, doctor up adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
	4.	sophisticate - make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design" rarify, refine, complicate, elaborate - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"