noun
- A worldly-wise person.
- synonyms: man of the world
verb
- Make less natural or innocent.
- usage: "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
- Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
- usage: "Don't twist my words"
- synonyms: twist, twist around, pervert, convolute
- Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.
- usage: "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
- Make more complex or refined.
- usage: "a sophisticated design"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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