sophisticate

Noun

a worldly-wise person
A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes.

Verb

make less natural or innocent
- "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
- "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
make more complex or refined
- "a sophisticated design"
To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
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.).
To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
To apply an artificial technique to (something).
To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).

Adj

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

Origin / Etymology

From 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).
Cognates
* French sophistiquer
* Italian sofisticare
* Spanish sofisticar

Synonyms

convolute, doctor, doctor up, man of the world, pervert, twist, twist around

Scrabble Score: 19

sophisticate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sophisticate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sophisticate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

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