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Word: Sophisticate
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘adulterated’, and as a verb in the sense ‘mix with a foreign substance’): from medieval Latin sophisticatus ‘tampered with’, past participle of the verb sophisticare, from sophisticus ‘sophistic’. The shift of sense probably occurred first in the adjective unsophisticated, from ‘uncorrupted’ via ‘innocent’ to ‘inexperienced, uncultured’. The noun dates from the early 20th century
səˈfɪstɪkeɪt
make (someone or something) more sophisticated
Short Definition:make person or thing more sophisticated
Examples:- readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice
talk or reason in an impressively complex and educated manner
Short Definition:talk or reason in impressively complex and educated manner
Examples:- she'll sophisticate in three languages
Word: Sophisticate
Speech Type: Noun
səˈfɪstɪkət
a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture
Short Definition:person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture
Examples:- he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates
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