sophisticate
1Sophisticate — 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 …
2Sophisticate — So*phis ti*cate, Sophisticated So*phis ti*ca ted, a. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. [1913 Webster] So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
3sophisticate — index denature, evade (deceive), expert, mislead, pervert, prevaricate, veteran Burton s Legal Thesaurus …
4sophisticate — (v.) c.1400, from pp. stem of M.L. sophisticare (see SOPHISTICATION (Cf. sophistication)). As a noun, from 1923 …
5sophisticate — *adulterate, load, weight, doctor …
6sophisticate — ► VERB 1) make more discerning and aware of complex issues through education or experience. 2) make more complex or refined. ► NOUN ▪ a sophisticated person. DERIVATIVES sophistication noun. ORIGIN Latin sophisticare tamper with , from s …
7sophisticate — [sə fis′tə kāt΄; ] for n., usually [, sə fis′təkit] vt. sophisticated, sophisticating [ME sophisticaten < ML sophisticatus, pp. of sophisticare < L sophisticus: see SOPHISTICAL] 1. to change from being natural, simple, artless, etc. to… …
8sophisticate — UK [səˈfɪstɪkeɪt] / US [səˈfɪstɪkət] noun [countable] Word forms sophisticate : singular sophisticate plural sophisticates someone who knows a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world …
9sophisticate — n., adj. /seuh fis ti kit, kayt /; v. /seuh fis ti kayt /, n., adj., v., sophisticated, sophisticating. n. 1. a sophisticated person. adj. 2. sophisticated. v.t. 3. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly wise. 4. to alter;… …
10sophisticate — [[t]səfɪ̱stɪkeɪt[/t]] sophisticates N COUNT A sophisticate is someone who knows about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important …
