sophisticate meaning

sophisticate as a verb

1. make less natural or innocent
   • Their manners had sophisticated the young girls

   Type of: educate

   Related forms: sophistication

2. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
   • Don't twist my words

   Synonyms: twist, twist around, pervert, convolute

   Type of: denote

   Related forms: sophistication

3. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
   • Sophisticate rose water with geraniol

   Synonyms: doctor, doctor up

   Type of: load

4. make more complex or refined
   • a sophisticated design

   Type of: complicate

   Related forms: sophistication

sophisticate as a noun

1. a worldly-wise person

   Synonyms: man of the world

   Type of: adult

   Kinds: cosmopolitan, slicker

How to pronounce sophisticate

sophisticate is pronounced /səˈfɪstəkeɪt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.