sophisticate

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1
The is derived from, from , the   of  +. is derived from (from, from ,  from , further etymology unknown) +.

The is derived from the verb.



Verb

 * 1) To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
 * 2) To make (something) more ; to develop, to refine.
 * 3)  To make (oneself or someone) more ; to cosmopolitanize.
 * 4)  To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate;  to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
 * 5) To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 6)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 7)  To practise.
 * 1)  To make (oneself or someone) more ; to cosmopolitanize.
 * 2)  To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate;  to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
 * 3) To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 4)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 5)  To practise.
 * 1) To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 2)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 3)  To practise.
 * 1) To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 2)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 3)  To practise.
 * 1) To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 2)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 3)  To practise.
 * 1)  To apply an artificial technique to (something).
 * 2)  To practise.
 * 1)  To practise.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: tehdä hienostuneeksi, tehdä hienostuneemmaksi, ,
 * Portuguese:


 * Finnish:


 * Finnish: käyttää harhaanjohtavassa merkityksessä


 * Finnish: soveltaa keinotekoista tekniikkaa


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: olla sofistinen
 * Portuguese: sofismar

Noun

 * 1) A person who is, or who has sophisticated tastes.

Translations

 * Finnish:

Etymology 2
From, , an use of the   of : see etymology 1.

Adjective

 * 1) Of a person: experienced in the ways of the world; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
 * 2) Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1.1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.
 * 3)  Mixed with a foreign or inferior substance; not genuine or pure; adulterated, impure.
 * 4)  Of a thing: having its meaning changed in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 1)  Of a thing: having its meaning changed in a deceptive or misleading way.
 * 1)  Of a thing: having its meaning changed in a deceptive or misleading way.