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sophisticate
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[ noun ] a worldly-wise person
Synonyms Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The battle of the drib-drool continues , but most of New_York 's knowing sophisticates of Abstract_Expressionism are stamping their feet impatiently in expectation of V ( for Vindication ) Day , September first , when Augustus_Quasimodo 's first one-man show opens at the Guggenheim . Related terms |
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[ verb ] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
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[ verb ] alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Synonyms Examples "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol" Related terms |
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[ verb ] (education) make less natural or innocent
Examples "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make more complex or refined
Examples "a sophisticated design" Related terms |
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