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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

  • soˈphistiˌcator, noun
  • soˌphistiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • outso·phisti·cate verb (used with object) outsophisticated outsophisticating
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sophisticate1

1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and v.) < Medieval Latin sophisticātus (past participle of sophisticāre to tamper with, disguise, trick with words), equivalent to Latin sophistic ( us ) ( sophistic ) + -ātus -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sophisticate1

C14: from Medieval Latin sophisticāre, from Latin sophisticus sophistic
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Example Sentences

As scams become more sophisticated, research suggests that more people are concerned about the information they share online.

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North Wales Police raided the premises on 30 January 2023 and found a huge and sophisticated cannabis farm, with more than 1,000 plants growing in rooms heated by stolen electricity.

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So suavely sophisticated was the performance led by Jason Aiello, I had to blink a few times to remind myself these were high school students.

Met counter-terrorism chief Cdr Murphy said the case was an "extremely sophisticated" operation that "posed a threat to national security and individuals".

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Built to evade radar, it's the most sophisticated jet in the skies - but at $80m a pop, also one of the most expensive.

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