sofismar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sophisticate verb To make something less natural or innocent; to render it artificial.
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 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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