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| 1. | (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist. |
| 2. | pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates: sophisticated music. |
| 3. | deceptive; misleading. |
| 4. | complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like: a sophisticated electronic control system. |
| 5. | of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.: Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now. |
Also, sophisticate.
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so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated.
—Antonyms 1. naive.
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so·phis·ti·cate
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Audio Help [n., adj. suh-fis-ti-kit, -keyt; v. suh-fis-ti-keyt] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing. –noun
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| 1. | a sophisticated person. |
| 2. | sophisticated. |
| 3. | to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise. |
| 4. | to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition. |
| 5. | to use sophistry; quibble. |
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| so·phis·ti·cate
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v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v. tr.
v. intr. To use sophistry. n. (-kĭt) A sophisticated person. [Middle English sophisticaten, to adulterate, from Medieval Latin sophisticāre, sophisticāt-, from Latin sophisticus, sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophistēs, sophist; see sophist.] so·phis'ti·ca'tion n., so·phis'ti·ca'tor n. |
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| so·phis·ti·cat·ed
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adj.
so·phis'ti·cat'ed·ly adv. |
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| sophisticated | |
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| 1. | having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" [ant: naif] |
| 2. | ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system" [syn: advanced] |
| 3. | intellectually appealing; "a sophisticated drama" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
sophisticated1 [səˈfistikeitid] adjective
(negative unsophisticated) (of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc
Example: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.
sophisticated2 [səˈfistikeitid] adjectiveExample: a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.
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suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people
Example: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles
sophisticated3 [səˈfistikeitid] adjectiveExample: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles
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(of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge
Example: sophisticated photographic techniques
Example: sophisticated photographic techniques
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