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sophisticate
noun
verb
A worldly-wise person
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noun
A worldly-wise person
verb
Make more complex or refined
“A sophisticated design”
verb
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
“Sophisticate rose water with geraniol”
verb
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
“Don't twist my words”
verb
Make less natural or innocent
“Their manners had sophisticated the young girls”
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A sophisticated design
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
Don't twist my words
Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
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