sophisticate

/sə'fɪstə,keɪt/ verbnoun
12 letters4 syllables19 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive.

2

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

3

Make less natural or innocent.

“Their manners had sophisticated the young girls”

4

Make more complex or refined.

“a sophisticated design”

NOUN
1

A worldly-wise person.

WORD FORMS
Related formsophistication
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinophisticatesay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablesso · phis · ti · cate
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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