Associations to the word «Sophisticate»
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Wiktionary
SOPHISTICATE, noun. A worldly-wise person
SOPHISTICATE, verb. To make less natural or innocent.
SOPHISTICATE, verb. To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
SOPHISTICATE, verb. To alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.
SOPHISTICATE, verb. To make more complex or refined.
SOPHISTICATE, adjective. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.
Dictionary definition
SOPHISTICATE, noun. A worldly-wise person.
SOPHISTICATE, verb. Make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls".
SOPHISTICATE, verb. Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words".
SOPHISTICATE, verb. Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol".
SOPHISTICATE, verb. Make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.