sofismar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sophisticate verb To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
Senses
sofismar is used for these senses in English:
- cavil (intransitive) To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
- sophisticate To make (something) more sophisticated; to develop, to refine. [from late 18th c.]
sophisticate — full definition
- verb To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
- verb To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
- verb To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
- verb 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.).