Noun
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a worldly-wise person
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man of the world |
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grownup,
adult any mature animal
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cosmopolitan,
cosmopolite a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
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Verb
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| sophisticate -
make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"
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civilise,
civilize,
educate,
school,
cultivate,
train raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
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make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
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rarify,
complicate,
elaborate,
refine make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
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| sophisticate -
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
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doctor,
doctor up |
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adulterate,
dilute,
debase,
load,
stretch lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
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| sophisticate -
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
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twist,
twist around,
pervert,
convolute |
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denote,
refer have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
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