sophisticate

English

Noun

sophisticate (plural sophisticates)

1. A worldly-wise person
   • SpongeBob SquarePants, episode Sailor Mouth

     Patrick: Because classy sophisticates like us should not stain our lips with cursing.

     SpongeBob: Yea verily!

Verb

sophisticate (third-person singular simple present sophisticates, present participle sophisticating, simple past and past participle sophisticated)

1. Make less natural or innocent
2. Practice sophistry; change the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
3. Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
4. Make more complex or refined