sophisticated
Use Sophisticated in a sentence
tɪˌkeɪ adjective
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.
Related forms
so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly, adverb
hy·per·so·phis·ti·cat·ed, adjective
hy·per·so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly, adverb
o·ver·so·phis·ti·cat·ed, adjective
su·per·so·phis·ti·cat·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated.
1. worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated.
Antonyms
1. naive.
1. naive.
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so·phis·ti·cate
[n., adj. suh-fis-ti-kit, -keyt; v. suh-fis-ti-keyt] noun, adjective, verb, so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing. noun
1.
a sophisticated person.
adjective
verb (used with object)
3.
to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise.
4.
to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition.
verb (used without object)
5.
to use sophistry; quibble.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and v.) < Medieval Latin sophisticātus (past participle of sophisticāre to tamper with, disguise, trick with words), equivalent to Latin sophistic(us) (see sophistic) + -ātus -ate1
1350–1400; Middle English (adj. and v.) < Medieval Latin sophisticātus (past participle of sophisticāre to tamper with, disguise, trick with words), equivalent to Latin sophistic(us) (see sophistic) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
out·so·phis·ti·cate, verb (used with object), out·so·phis·ti·cat·ed, out·so·phis·ti·cat·ing.
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| sophisticate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to make (someone) less natural or innocent, as by education |
| 2. | to pervert or corrupt (an argument, etc) by sophistry |
| 3. | (tr) to make more complex or refined |
| 4. | rare to falsify (a text, etc) by alterations |
| —n | |
| 5. | a sophisticated person |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin sophisticāre, from Latin sophisticus sophistic] | |
| sophisti'cation | |
| —n | |
| so'phisticator | |
| —n | |
sophisticated (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | having refined or cultured tastes and habits |
| 2. | appealing to sophisticates: a sophisticated restaurant |
| 3. | unduly refined or cultured |
| 4. | pretentiously or superficially wise |
| 5. | (of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined |
| so'phisticatedly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
sophisticated
pp. adj. from sophistication; c.1600, "mixed with a foreign substance, impure; no longer simple or natural." Of persons, with a positive sense, "worldly-wide, discriminating," from 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They're growing ever more complex, subtle, and sophisticated.
He expected odious solitary scavengers but instead found sophisticated hunters living in complex clans.
Psychology often takes simple behavioral data and tries to make it more complicated and sophisticated.
Without that knowledge the machines, no matter how advanced and sophisticated, are unproductive.
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