sophisticate
To make less innocent or naturalTo make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
» I never was sophisticated.
Я ніколи не був витонченим.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
make less natural or innocent
(transitive)To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
make more complex or refined
(also, reflexive, transitive)To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
(transitive)To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
(intransitive)To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).
(archaic, transitive)To apply an artificial technique to (something).
Examples
106 sentencesI never was sophisticated.
Я ніколи не був витонченим. — deniko
Mary is a sophisticated lady.
Мері — витончена леді. — deniko
Tom said I looked sophisticated.
Том сказав, що я виглядаю вишукано. — deniko
You're very sophisticated.
Ти дуже витончений. — deniko
ruТы весьма умудрённый. — odexed
Tom is a pretty sophisticated guy.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Middle English sophisticaten (“to mix (something) with a foreign or inferior substancFrom Middle English sophisticaten (“to mix (something) with a foreign or inferior substance, adulterate”), from Medieval Latin sophisticātus, the perfect passive participle of sophisticāre (“to disguise; to tamper with; to trick using words”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more). Sophisticāre is derived from Latin sophisticus (“pertaining to the ancient Sophists, sophistic; pertaining to sophistry, sophistic, sophistical”) (from Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós), from σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “master of a craft; prudent or wise person; philosopher; teacher, tutor; (derogatory) one who profits from false wisdom, cheat, swindler”), from σοφός (sophós, “able, skilful; clever, intelligent, prudent, wise; cunning”), further etymology unknown) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
sophisticates, sophisticating, sophisticated, sophisticated| Base form | sophisticate · to sophisticate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sophisticates |
| Present participle | sophisticating |
| Past simple | sophisticated |
| Past participle | sophisticated |
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3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
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- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle