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sophisticate

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1so·phis·ti·cate 
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Pronunciation:
\sə-ˈfis-tə-ˌkāt\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
so·phis·ti·cat·ed; so·phis·ti·cat·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophistēs sophist
Date:
15th century
1: to alter deceptively ; especially : adulterate2: to deprive of genuineness, naturalness, or simplicity ; especially : to deprive of naïveté and make worldly-wise : disillusion3: to make complicated or complex


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