Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive verb
To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine.
- 2adjective
Alt. of Sophisticated
- 3noun
a worldly-wise person
- 4verb
make more complex or refined
"a sophisticated design"
- 5verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Synonyms
- 6verb
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
"Don't twist my words"
- 7verb
make less natural or innocent
"Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
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