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noun

Definition of sophisticatesnext
plural of sophisticate
as in cosmopolitans
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers sophisticates laughing at people they thought of as hicks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sophisticate
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as in complexes
to make complex or difficult there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity

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as in dilutes
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances vanilla extract that has been sophisticated with corn syrup

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