sophisticate

sophisticate
n
1. man or woman of the world, man about town, playboy, city boy, cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, citizen of the world, world traveler; connoisseur, gourmet, one of impeccable taste, one who knows his way around, one who's been around.
v
2. indoctrinate in the ways of the world, open [s.o.'s] eyes, show around, expose to harsh reality; disillusion, rob of one's illusions, disenchant; educate, cultivate, refine, take the rough edges off.
3. mislead, misguide, misdirect, delude, deceive; pervert, corrupt, adulterate, debase, defile; distort, garble, misinterpret, misstate, warp, stretch, twist, falsify, doctor.
4. quibble, equivocate, lead around Robin Hood's barn, beat around the bush, doubletalk, beg the question; palter, parry, sidestep, split hairs, cavil, fence, tergiversate.

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  • Sophisticate — So*phis ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL. sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sophisticate — So*phis ti*cate, Sophisticated So*phis ti*ca ted, a. Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. [1913 Webster] So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sophisticate — index denature, evade (deceive), expert, mislead, pervert, prevaricate, veteran Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • sophisticate — (v.) c.1400, from pp. stem of M.L. sophisticare (see SOPHISTICATION (Cf. sophistication)). As a noun, from 1923 …   Etymology dictionary

  • sophisticate — *adulterate, load, weight, doctor …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sophisticate — ► VERB 1) make more discerning and aware of complex issues through education or experience. 2) make more complex or refined. ► NOUN ▪ a sophisticated person. DERIVATIVES sophistication noun. ORIGIN Latin sophisticare tamper with , from s …   English terms dictionary

  • sophisticate — [sə fis′tə kāt΄; ] for n., usually [, sə fis′təkit] vt. sophisticated, sophisticating [ME sophisticaten < ML sophisticatus, pp. of sophisticare < L sophisticus: see SOPHISTICAL] 1. to change from being natural, simple, artless, etc. to… …   English World dictionary

  • sophisticate — UK [səˈfɪstɪkeɪt] / US [səˈfɪstɪkət] noun [countable] Word forms sophisticate : singular sophisticate plural sophisticates someone who knows a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world …   English dictionary

  • sophisticate — n., adj. /seuh fis ti kit, kayt /; v. /seuh fis ti kayt /, n., adj., v., sophisticated, sophisticating. n. 1. a sophisticated person. adj. 2. sophisticated. v.t. 3. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly wise. 4. to alter;… …   Universalium

  • sophisticate — [[t]səfɪ̱stɪkeɪt[/t]] sophisticates N COUNT A sophisticate is someone who knows about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important …   English dictionary

  • sophisticate — so•phis•ti•cate n. [[t]səˈfɪs tɪ kɪt, ˌkeɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) a sophisticated person 2) to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly wise 3) to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond… …   From formal English to slang

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