soveltaa keinotekoista tekniikkaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sophisticate verb To make something less natural or innocent; to render it artificial.
Senses
soveltaa keinotekoista tekniikkaa is used for these senses in English:
- sophisticate (also, figuratively) To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.). [from early 15th c.]
- sophisticate (archaic) To apply an artificial technique to (something).
sophisticate — full definition
- verb To make something less natural or innocent; to render it artificial.
- verb To make something more advanced, complex or refined.
- verb To make a person more worldly and experienced in life.
- verb To spoil something by mixing in a lesser substance, often to trick people, or more broadly to mislead someone.
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