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Dictionary

so•phis•ti•cate

Pronunciation: (
—n., adj.su-fis'ti-kit, -kāt";
—v.su-fis'ti-kāt"), [key]
—n., adj., v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

—n.
a sophisticated person.

—adj.
sophisticated.

—v.t.
1. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.
2. to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition.

—v.i.
to use sophistry; quibble.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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