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sophisticate

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sophisticate in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
    "Don't twist my words"
    twist  twist around  pervert  convolute  sophisticate 
  2. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
    "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
    sophisticate  doctor  doctor up 
  3. make more complex or refined
    "a sophisticated design"
    sophisticate 
  4. make less natural or innocent
    "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
    sophisticate 
noun
  1. a worldly-wise person
    sophisticate  man of the world 
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