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US
/səˈfɪstəˌkeɪt, səˈfɪstəkət/
]
[ UK /səfˈɪstɪkˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /səfˈɪstɪkˌeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol -
make less natural or innocent
Their manners had sophisticated the young girls -
make more complex or refined
a sophisticated design -
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Don't twist my words
NOUN
- a worldly-wise person
How To Use sophisticate In A Sentence
- This makes is seem inevitable that the scanning device which supposedly generates higher-order experiences of our first-order visual experience would have to be almost as sophisticated and complex as the visual system itself.
- We don't easily imagine anymore a naive, unsophisticated 14-year-old without the resources or experience to go it alone or see a way out of current circumstances.
- Australia has some very sophisticated capacity for instruction design, courseware development and on-line delivery.
- Engine immobilisers and sophisticated locks leave many careless owners carless.
- While on the subject of that patient, although he does eventually say: Once believed to be rare, the malady, also called celiac sprue, is now recognized more frequently thanks to sophisticated diagnostic tests. the fact remains that fifteen years ago, when this poor lady began her medical misadventures, anyone who even thought of celiac disease would have been -- correctly -- laughed out of the conference room. "How Doctors Think": A Disappointment
- To undertake more sophisticated legal work through on - hands trainings.
- Some of the components of the bioregenerative farm considered for application in rural regions of developing countries stem from results and experiences accomplished by using sophisticated techniques, such as algal systems for life-support space applications (3), for food production (4), for treatment of municipal wastes (5), etc. Chapter 17
- He could only envy the more galactically sophisticated Deyzara his perfect terranglo that in some ways sounded more polished than that of the administrator herself. Drowning World
- Fortunately the technology of the food processing industry is now so sophisticated that infection from this source has been virtually eliminated.
- The 777 is quieter, has user-friendly storage bins and a sophisticated entertainment system with multiple choices.