SOPHISTICATE

sophisticate, man of the world

(noun) a worldly-wise person

sophisticate

(verb) make more complex or refined; “a sophisticated design”

sophisticate, doctor, doctor up

(verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; “Sophisticate rose water with geraniol”

twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, 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) make less natural or innocent; “Their manners had sophisticated the young girls”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

attested about 1400 in the sense "make impure by admixture", from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare (see sophistication). From about 1600 as "corrupt, delude by sophistry"; from 1796 as "deprive of simplicity". Related: sophisticated, sophisticating. As a noun meaning "sophisticated person" from 1921.

Noun

sophisticate (plural sophisticates)

A worldly-wise person.

Verb

sophisticate (third-person singular simple present sophisticates, present participle sophisticating, simple past and past participle sophisticated)

(transitive) To make less natural or innocent.

To practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.

(transitive) To alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.

(transitive) To make more complex or refined.

Adjective

sophisticate (comparative more sophisticate, superlative most sophisticate)

Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

Source: Wiktionary

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So*phis"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sophisticating.] Etym: [LL. sophisticatus, p.p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]

Definition: To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. Dryden.

Syn.

– To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.

So*phis"ti*cate, So*phis"ti*ca`ted, a.

Definition: Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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