so•phis•ti•cate
Pronunciation: (n., adj.su-fis'ti-kit, -kāt"v.su-fis'ti-kāt"), [key] — n., adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
—n. - a sophisticated person.
—adj. - sophisticated.
—v.t. - to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.
- to alter; pervert:recognition. to sophisticate a meaning beyond
—v.i. - to use sophistry; quibble.
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