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so·phis·ti·cate
(sə-fĭs′tĭ-kāt′)v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates
v.tr.
1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly: Travel tends to sophisticate a person.
2. To make more complex or refined: sophisticated the theory to take criticism into account.
3. Archaic
a. To mislead or corrupt (a person).
b. To make impure; adulterate.
v.intr. Archaic
To use sophistry.
n. (-kĭt)
A sophisticated person.
[Middle English sophisticaten, to adulterate, from Medieval Latin sophisticāre, sophisticāt-, from Latin sophisticus, sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophistēs, sophist; see sophist.]
so·phis′ti·ca′tion n.
so·phis′ti·ca′tor n.
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so•phis•ti•ca•tion
(səˌfɪs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the process or result of change from the natural or simple to the knowledgeable or cultured; worldliness.
2. complexity, as in design or organization.
3. impairment; disillusionment.
4. the use of sophistry.
[1350–1400]
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Noun 1. sophistication - uplifting enlightenment
enlightenment - education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
2. sophistication - a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
fallacy, false belief - a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
3. sophistication - being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
expertise, expertness - skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
4. sophistication - the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
5. sophistication - falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"
falsehood, falsification - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
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sophistication
noun poise, worldliness, savoir-faire, urbanity, finesse, savoir-vivre (French), worldly wisdom They now have the sophistication attained by performing in public.
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sophistication
nounThe state of being contaminated:
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Translations
تَعْقيد، تَطَوُّر
rafinovanostsložitost
kompleksitetraffinement
álokoskodásbonyolultan kifinomult ízléselferdítésmeghamisítás
forfrömun
finezjaobyciewyrafinowaniewyrobieniezaawansowanie
prefinjenost
gelişmişlikkültürlülük
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sophistication
[səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= complexity) [equipment, machinery, technology] → sophistication f
(= refinement) [person, tastes] → raffinement m
(= intelligence) → culture f
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sophistication
n
(= worldliness) → Kultiviertheit f; (of manners, taste also) → Feinheit f; (of cabaret act, audience) → hohes Niveau ; (of person, restaurant also) → Gepflegtheit f, → Eleganz f; (of dress) → Raffiniertheit f, → Schick m
(= complexity) → hoher Entwicklungsstand or -grad; (of techniques) → Raffiniertheit f; (of method) → Durchdachtheit f; (of device) → Ausgeklügeltheit f
(= subtlety, refinement) → Subtilität f; (of mind) → Differenziertheit f; (of prose, style) → hohe Ansprüche pl; (of discussion) → hohes Niveau ; (of plan) → Ausgeklügeltheit f, → Raffiniertheit f; (of system, approach) → Komplexheit f
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sophistication
[səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (of method, machine) → complessità ; (of person, clothes) → raffinatezza ; (of argument) → sottigliezzaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
sophisticated
(səˈfistikeitid) adjective (negative unsophisticated).
1. (of a person) having a great deal of experience and worldly wisdom, knowledge of how to dress elegantly etc. a sophisticated young man; She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London. gesofistikeerd مُحَنَّك، ذو دِرايَه изтънчен sofisticado znalý světa, kultivovaný erfahren raffineret εκλεπτυσμένος, ραφινάτος, καλλιεργημένος sofisticado haritud, elutark, peen خبره؛ ماهر sivistynyt élégant, raffiné מְתוּחכָּם जटिल profinjen, kultiviran (túl) kifinomult berpengalaman veraldarvanur raffinato 洗練された (사람 등이) 세련된, 세상 물정에 익숙한 patyręs, išmaningas pieredzējis; izsmalcināts; smalks sofistikated wereldwijs verdensvant, raffinert, jålet, sofistikert obyty, bywały ماهر sofisticado elegant, rafinat искушённый; умудрённый опытом skúsený, znalý sveta; vyspelý prefinjen prefinjen sofistikerad ซึ่งมีประสบการณ์มาก deneyimli, hayat tecrübeli, kültürlü 非常老練的 витончений مہذّب، نفیس الطبع thạo đời, sành điệu 非常老练的
2. suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people. The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles. gesofistikeerd مُعَقَّد светски sofisticado rafinovaný; exkluzivní anspruchsvoll avanceret; raffineret εξεζητημένος sutil, sofisticado, complejo keeruline, nõudlik سطح بالا sivistynyt subtil, recherché מְתוּחכָּם profinjen, sofisticiran (túl) bonyolult maju margbrotinn ricercato こっている 복잡한 įmantrus smalks; sarežģīts sofistikated` subtiel raffinert, sofistikert wyrafinowany, wymyślny بالا sofisticado subtil, căutat сложный; изысканный náročný; exkluzívny prefinjen prefinjen raffinerad, avancerad ซึ่งเหมาะสม kibar, zevkli 複雜的 досвідчений в життєвих справах; вишуканий ما مذاق لوگوں کے لائق công phu, rắc rối 复杂的
3. (of machines, processes etc) highly-developed, elaborate and produced with a high degree of skill and knowledge. sophisticated photographic techniques. gesofistikeerd مُتَطَوِّر، مُعَقَّد усъвършенстван sofisticado složitý, náročný hochentwickelt avanceret υπερσύγχρονος sofisticado kõrgetasemeline, kõrg- پيشرفته؛ پيچيده kehittynyt sophistiqué מְתוּחכָּם složen, kompliciran (túl) bonyolult modern háþróaður sofisticato 精巧な (기계, 공정 등이) 정교한 sudėtingas komplicēts; sarežģīts; smalks canggih hoog ontwikkeld avansert, raffinert, sofistikert skomplikowany مغلق sofisticado sofisticat сложный; современный zložitý, náročný visoko razvit sofisticiran avancerad, komplicerad ซึ่งซับซ้อน yüksek teknoloji ürünü 尖端的 складний, тонкий پیچیدہ ، ترقی یافتہ اشیا، خیال وغیرہ tinh vi, phức tạp 尖端的
soˌphistiˈcation noun sofistikasie تَعْقيد، تَطَوُّر изтънченост sofisticação rafinovanost; složitost die Erfahrung raffinement; kompleksitet εκζήτηση, πολυπλοκότητα sofisticación elutarkus, keerukus sivistys raffinement; complexité תחכום कृत्रिमता izopačenje, profinjenost álokoskodás; mesterkéltség, (meg)hamisítás; bonyolultan kifinomult ízlés kemodernan forfrömun raffinatezza; ricercatezza; sofisticazione 洗練 궤변, 억지이론, 세련, 정교, 야박함 sudėtingumas, įmantrumas izsmalcinātība; sarežģītība; smalkums kecanggihan wereldwijsheid, verfijning raffinement, jåleri; avansert teknikk obycie, wysoki poziom مغلق sofisticação rafinament; complexitate искушенность; изысканность skúsenosť, znalosť sveta; náročnosť; zložitosť prefinjenost prefinjenost raffinemang, förfining, finesser ความคิดที่ซับซ้อนเนื่องจากการศึกษา/ผ่านประสบการณ์มามาก kültürlülük, gelişmişlik 複雜化 вишуканість, витонченість تصنّع، نفاست sự tinh vi, phức tạp 复杂化
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sophistication
n. sofisticación, adulteración de una sustancia.
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