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sophisticate

/sə'fɪstə,keɪt/

Synonyms of sophisticate Antonyms of sophisticate Examples of sophisticate Usage of sophisticate Parts of sophisticate Definition that contains sophisticate Words sounding like sophisticate Explanation of sophisticate

verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
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doctor doctor up

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debase stretch dilute load adulterate
verb
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
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convolute pervert twist twist around

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refer denote
noun
a worldly-wise person
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man of the world

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grownup adult
verb
make less natural or innocent
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"Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

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train civilise civilize cultivate educate school
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make more complex or refined
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"a sophisticated design"

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rarify refine complicate elaborate

Antonyms of sophisticate

shrink juvenile provincial simplify endemic naivete untwist