4/3/2025, 8:49:12 PM
Definition of Sophisticate
Sophisticate
so·phis·ti·cate
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a person who has a lot of worldly knowledge and experience about fashion and culture;
e.g. Her uncle was a New York sophisticate, having lived and worked there his entire life.
(verb)
to make something or someone more complex or sophisticated;
e.g. Modern literary practice has sophisticated readers.
(verb)
to deprive of genuineness or simplicity;
e.g. The young girl was sent to an etiquette or finish school to sophisticate her.
(verb)
to alter, pervert, or adulterate;
e.g. To sophisticate the meaning of the passage beyond recognition and appropriateness.
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