to sophisticate
1
7.5
To make someone more experienced and less naive
- verb
- /səˈfɪstəˌkeɪt/
:
sofisticar
- [Tom] We're sophisticating ourselves in so many areas now.
Time was a sophisticating form of darkness.
- Time was a sophisticating form of darkness.
Examples
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Time was a sophisticating form of darkness.
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It sophisticates the citizenry.
Fiction book (1991) -
Traveling abroad can really sophisticate a person's worldview by exposing them to new cultures and ideas.
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Studying art history helped to sophisticate her understanding of modern art movements.
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As he learned more about global issues, he began to sophisticate his perspectives on social justice.
Synonyms
to develop
vsto sophisticate
905
1.6
To grow or change slowly to become more mature
focuses on adding refinement and reducing naivety rather than general maturation
to wisen
vsto sophisticate
7.9
To learn from experience so you make better choices
makes someone more refined and less naive through culture or experience
to broaden someone's understanding
vsto sophisticate
4.1
To help someone understand more about a subject or the world
makes someone more cultured and complex rather than just more informed
Antonyms
Compounds
How Refined
Surface Forms
sophisticate infinitive
sophisticating present participle
sophisticates third person singular
sophisticated past
sophisticated past participle
Morphology
Etymology
Sophisticate comes from the Greek root sophos 'wise' and the old idea of becoming more worldly, so to sophisticate someone is to make them less naive and more 'refined' or experienced.