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Sophisticate Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Sophisticate has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a worldly-wise person

2

A worldly-wise person.

Verb
1

make less natural or innocent

"Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

2

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

"Don't twist my words"

3

alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

4

make more complex or refined

"a sophisticated design"

5

To make less natural or innocent.

Adjective
1

Not genuine; not pure; adulterated.

Example Sentences
"Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" verb
"Don't twist my words" verb
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" verb
"a sophisticated design" verb
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