Synonyms: sophisticate, man of the world
Definition: a worldly-wise person
Synonyms: sophisticate
Definition: make more complex or refined
Usage: a sophisticated design
Similar words: elaborate, complicate, refine, rarify
Definition: make more complex, intricate, or richer
Usage: refine a design or pattern
Synonyms: sophisticate, doctor, doctor up
Definition: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Usage: Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
Similar words: adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch
Definition: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Usage: adulterate liquor
Synonyms: sophisticate, pervert, convolute, twist, twist around
Definition: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
Usage: Don't twist my words
Synonyms: sophisticate
Definition: make less natural or innocent
Usage: Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
Similar words: civilise, civilize, train, school, educate, cultivate
Definition: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Usage: Cultivate your musical taste; Train your tastebuds; She is well schooled in poetry