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sophisticate

[ noun adjective suh-fis-ti-kit, -keyt; verb 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. rare.
    to 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲پˌٴǰ, noun
  • ˌ󾱲پˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzܳȴ·󾱲t·ٱ verb (used with object) outsophisticated outsophisticating
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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sophisticate1

C14: from Medieval Latin DZ󾱲پ, from Latin sophisticus sophistic
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"The whole system was far less sophisticated back then," says Jason Tang, from the London law firm Russell Cooke, which is representing Susan.

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"Li has carefully built his personal brand to demonstrate his expertise and build consumer trust. KOLs are also working within much more sophisticated platform ecosystems," Mr Reynolds explains.

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George Saravelos, head of FX at Deutsche Bank Research, said the new US trade tariffs were a "highly mechanical" reaction to trade deficits, rather than the "sophisticated assessment" the White House had promised.

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Restlessly imaginative and experimental, they had an uncanny ability to communicate sophisticated musical ideas to a mass audience, on albums including Revolver, Sgt Pepper's and The White Album.

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The sophisticated shadings of McDonald’s singing are of a piece with the character’s slightly affected manner of speech.

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