I. səˈfistə̇kə̇]t, -tēk-, -stəˌkā], usu ]d.+V adjective
Etymology: Middle English sophisticat, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle
: sophisticated
II. -stəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English sophisticaten, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus sophistic
transitive verb
1. : to alter deceptively: as
a. : adulterate
rose oil is sophisticated with geraniol — R.N.Shreve
b. : to falsify (as a text, passage, or author) by interpolations, unwarranted changes, or misinterpretation
2. : to make artificial : deprive of genuineness, naturalness, or simplicity: as
a. archaic : debase , spoil , corrupt
b. : to deprive of naïveté : disillusion
3.
a. : to make complicated or complex
sophisticate the mechanism of a watch
b. : to make aware of complexities and subtleties : refine
intransitive verb
: adulterate , corrupt , complicate
III. like sophisticate I\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: sophisticate (I)
: a sophisticated person