Sophisticating
[noun, adjective suh-fis-ti-kit, -keyt; verb suh-fis-ti-keyt] /noun, adjective səˈfɪs tɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt; verb səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪt/
noun
1.
a sophisticated person.
adjective
2.
sophisticated.
verb (used with object), sophisticated, sophisticating.
3.
to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.
4.
to alter; pervert:
to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition.
verb (used without object), sophisticated, sophisticating.
5.
to use sophistry; quibble.
sophisticate
verb (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt)
1.
(transitive) to make (someone) less natural or innocent, as by education
2.
to pervert or corrupt (an argument, etc) by sophistry
3.
(transitive) to make more complex or refined
4.
(rare) to falsify (a text, etc) by alterations
noun (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt; -kɪt)
5.
a sophisticated person
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