sophisticating

verb

Definition of sophisticatingnext
present participle of sophisticate
1
as in complicating
to make complex or difficult there's no need to sophisticate something that is beautiful in its simplicity

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2
as in diluting
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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