səˈfɪstɪkeɪt v.,
adj., & n. --v. 1 tr.
make (a
person etc.)
educated,
cultured, or
refined. 2 tr. make (equipment or techniques etc.)
highly developed or
complex. 3 tr. a
involve (a subject) in
sophistry. b
mislead (a person) by sophistry. 4 tr.
deprive (a person or thing) of
its natural simplicity, make
artificial by
worldly experience etc. 5 tr.
tamper with (a
text etc.)
for purposes of
argument etc. 6 tr.
adulterate (wine etc.). 7 intr.
use sophistry. --adj.
sophisticated. --n. a sophisticated person. øøsophistication n. [med.L sophisticare tamper with f. sophisticus (as SOPHISM)]