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sophisticate

[suh-fis-ti-kit, -keyt, suh-fis-ti-keyt]

noun

  1. a sophisticated person.



adjective

  1. sophisticated.

verb (used with object)

sophisticated, sophisticating 
  1. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.

  2. to alter; pervert.

    to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition.

verb (used without object)

sophisticated, sophisticating 
  1. to use sophistry; quibble.

sophisticate

verb

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

  2. to pervert or corrupt (an argument, etc) by sophistry

  3. (tr) to make more complex or refined

  4. rareto falsify (a text, etc) by alterations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sophisticated person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • outsophisticate verb (used with object)
  • ˈ󾱲پˌٴǰ noun
  • ˌ󾱲پˈپDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sophisticate1

1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and v.) < Medieval Latin DZ󾱲پٳܲ (past participle of DZ󾱲پ to tamper with, disguise, trick with words), equivalent to Latin sophistic ( us ) ( sophistic ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sophisticate1

C14: from Medieval Latin DZ󾱲پ, from Latin sophisticus sophistic
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With just 24 employees on site, the factory relies heavily on automation -sophisticated robots that fuse soles and trim materials - underscoring a transformation in how goods are made today.

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Meanwhile, the recruitment methods have become more sophisticated.

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It was very sophisticated, but went way beyond that.

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So sophisticated and delicate in its moon-eyed teenage passions, full of artful melodic moves bolstered by the pure-water harmonies that would define the group.

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Drone displays are becoming highly sophisticated, she explains, with some drone shows featuring thousands of flying devices, allowing them to animate figures or patterns in incredible detail.

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