sophisticate

sophisticate is a 12-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine.
2. adjective. Alt. of Sophisticated
3. noun. a worldly-wise person
4. verb. make more complex or refined

   "a sophisticated design"

5. verb. alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

   "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

   Synonyms: doctor

6. verb. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

   "Don't twist my words"

   Synonyms: convolute, pervert, twist

7. verb. make less natural or innocent

   "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

Synonyms

doctor, convolute, pervert, twist

Common word forms

sophisticated, sophisticates, sophisticating

Words from these letters

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