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What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.
Oscar Hammerstein II

Meaning of "sophisticate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOPHISTICATE

From Medieval Latin sophisticāre, from Latin sophisticus sophistic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOPHISTICATE

sophisticate  [səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOPHISTICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sophisticate is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sophisticate in English.

WHAT DOES SOPHISTICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sophisticate in the English dictionary

The first definition of sophisticate in the dictionary is to make less natural or innocent, as by education. Other definition of sophisticate is to pervert or corrupt by sophistry. Sophisticate is also to make more complex or refined.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOPHISTICATE

PRESENT

Present
I sophisticate
you sophisticate
he/she/it sophisticates
we sophisticate
you sophisticate
they sophisticate
Present continuous
I am sophisticating
you are sophisticating
he/she/it is sophisticating
we are sophisticating
you are sophisticating
they are sophisticating
Present perfect
I have sophisticated
you have sophisticated
he/she/it has sophisticated
we have sophisticated
you have sophisticated
they have sophisticated
Present perfect continuous
I have been sophisticating
you have been sophisticating
he/she/it has been sophisticating
we have been sophisticating
you have been sophisticating
they have been sophisticating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I sophisticated
you sophisticated
he/she/it sophisticated
we sophisticated
you sophisticated
they sophisticated
Past continuous
I was sophisticating
you were sophisticating
he/she/it was sophisticating
we were sophisticating
you were sophisticating
they were sophisticating
Past perfect
I had sophisticated
you had sophisticated
he/she/it had sophisticated
we had sophisticated
you had sophisticated
they had sophisticated
Past perfect continuous
I had been sophisticating
you had been sophisticating
he/she/it had been sophisticating
we had been sophisticating
you had been sophisticating
they had been sophisticating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will sophisticate
you will sophisticate
he/she/it will sophisticate
we will sophisticate
you will sophisticate
they will sophisticate
Future continuous
I will be sophisticating
you will be sophisticating
he/she/it will be sophisticating
we will be sophisticating
you will be sophisticating
they will be sophisticating
Future perfect
I will have sophisticated
you will have sophisticated
he/she/it will have sophisticated
we will have sophisticated
you will have sophisticated
they will have sophisticated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been sophisticating
you will have been sophisticating
he/she/it will have been sophisticating
we will have been sophisticating
you will have been sophisticating
they will have been sophisticating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would sophisticate
you would sophisticate
he/she/it would sophisticate
we would sophisticate
you would sophisticate
they would sophisticate
Conditional continuous
I would be sophisticating
you would be sophisticating
he/she/it would be sophisticating
we would be sophisticating
you would be sophisticating
they would be sophisticating
Conditional perfect
I would have sophisticate
you would have sophisticate
he/she/it would have sophisticate
we would have sophisticate
you would have sophisticate
they would have sophisticate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been sophisticating
you would have been sophisticating
he/she/it would have been sophisticating
we would have been sophisticating
you would have been sophisticating
they would have been sophisticating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you sophisticate
we let´s sophisticate
you sophisticate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to sophisticate
Past participle
sophisticated
Present Participle
sophisticating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOPHISTICATE


authenticate
ɔːˈθɛntɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
decorticate
diːˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
dephlogisticate
ˌdiːfləˈdʒɪstɪˌkeɪt
domesticate
dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
elasticate
ɪˈlæstɪˌkeɪt
excorticate
ɛksˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt
fantasticate
fænˈtæstɪˌkeɪt
hereticate
hɪˈretɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
masticate
ˈmæstɪˌkeɪt
muticate
ˈmjuːtɪˌkeɪt
phlogisticate
fləˈdʒɪstɪˌkeɪt
prognosticate
prɒɡˈnɒstɪˌkeɪt
replicate
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt
rusticate
ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt
scholasticate
skəˈlæstɪˌkeɪt
undomesticate
ˌʌndəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt
urticate
ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOPHISTICATE

sopheric
sopherim
Sophi
Sophia
sophism
sophist
sophister
sophistic
sophistical
sophistically
sophisticated
sophisticatedly
sophistication
sophisticator
sophistries
sophistry
Sophoclean
Sophocles
sophomore
sophomoric

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOPHISTICATE

abdicate
applicate
birth certificate
certificate
clearance certificate
death certificate
delicate
duplicate
eradicate
fabricate
implicate
in triplicate
intoxicate
intricate
locate
lubricate
predicate
silicate
silver certificate
syndicate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of sophisticate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sophisticate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOPHISTICATE

Find out the translation of sophisticate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sophisticate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sophisticate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老练
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sophisticate
570 millions of speakers

English

sophisticate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिलावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المحنك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

усложняем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sofisticado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেজাল মেশান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distordre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sophisticate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feingeist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洗練する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

닳고 닳은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sophisticate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pha rượu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலகியல் அறிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिष्कृत करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaşarlanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sofisticare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sophisticate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ускладнюємо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sofisticate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοσμικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdraai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sophisticate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sophisticate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sophisticate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHISTICATE»

The term «sophisticate» is regularly used and occupies the 86.713 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHISTICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sophisticate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sophisticate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sophisticate

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QUOTES WITH «SOPHISTICATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sophisticate.
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Oscar Hammerstein II
What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPHISTICATE»

Discover the use of sophisticate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sophisticate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Sophisticate's Primer of Relativity
Geared toward readers already acquainted with special relativity, this book answers natural questions: What is a frame of reference? A "law of nature"? The role of the "observer"? 1983 edition.
P. W. Bridgman, 2002
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George Ohr: Sophisticate and Rube
The late nineteenth-century Biloxi potter, George Ohr, was considered an eccentric in his time but has emerged as a major figure in American art since the discovery of thousands of examples of his work in the 1960s.
Ellen J. Lippert, 2013
3
The sophisticate's guide to living alone successfully
Offers single adults adive on money management, housework, emergencies, eating habits, friends, pets, grooming, social life, romance, vacations, and holidays
Edan Schappert, 1988
4
Folktales for Life's Journey
Returning to The Sophisticate, one day he finally arrived back in his hometown, entering with the pomp and ceremony he felt he deserved as a result of his great wisdom. The crowd was forming to greet him, and when The Simpleton heard of ...
Rabbi Shmuel Yosef Kaplan, 2010
5
Violence Against Women
The editors claimed that they accepted a job at Gentleman's Sophisticate not because it is pornography, but rather because it is an internationally known publication. Many of the editors talk about a period of adjustment in which they get used ...
Claire M. Renzetti, Raquel Kennedy Bergen, 2005
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The Critical Waltz: Essays on the Work of Dorothy Parker
3 Feinberg defines the second character type, the ironic sophisticate, as one who "shares with [the reader] the detached, disillusioned view of a ludicrous spectacle ." 1 The reader laughs with the ironic sophisticate rather than at her; however, ...
Rhonda S. Pettit, 2005
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Adulterate; not genuine — They are all sophisticate. Cow/ey. — The only way to know what is sophisticate and aiut is not so, is to bring all to the examen of the ". vaeiistone. Glani-ille. So truth, when only one supplied the state, Grew scarce and ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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Sophisticate
Presenting 4 new journals in an eye-catching and timely variety of styles, colors and themes -- all designed to stand out in quality and display.
Andrews McMeel Publishing, Rachel Stuart, 2002
9
Choice, Behavioural Economics and Addiction
Thus, a sophisticate will correctly predict that they may have self-control problems in the future, and adjust their current consumption decisions accordingly. In contrast, the na'1'f will not foresee their future self-control problems, and thus cannot ...
Nick Heather, Rudy E. Vuchinich, 2003
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Adulterate; not genuine — They are all sophisticate. Coiohy. — The only way to know what is sophisticate and what is not so, is to bring all to the examen of the touchstone. Glanville. So truth, when only one supplied the state, Grew scarce and ...
‎1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPHISTICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sophisticate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mealey's Furniture launches new website, unveils sleep sophisticate
The newest arrival comes in the form of the Sleep Sophisticate line of mattresses. “Sleep Sophisticate is a very competitively priced collection of gel and memory ... «Main Line, May 15»
2
The Sophisticate's Chai at Onefold
The Sophisticate's Chai began as the basement project of owner Trinity Hindman. As a young mother struggling to pay the bills, she created her chai recipe to ... «5280 | The Denver Magazine, Mar 15»
3
Petite Sophisticate: The Baby Range Rover Evoque Gets More …
I was that kid with car magazines littering his bedroom floor and a sore neck from hunching over them for hours at a time. Now I drive cars and write about them, ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
4
Modern Sophisticate
Modern Sophisticate. William F. Cody perfected the desert's distinctive architectural style with his meticulous attention to detail and elegant fusion of form and ... «Palm Springs Life, Dec 14»
5
Spring Sophisticate
The excitement continues at the highly anticipated Spring Sophisticate, to be held at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Guardian Building in downtown Detroit. Get your ... «Hour Detroit Magazine, Dec 14»
6
Hilary Duff plays the sexy sophisticate in ELLE Canada and reveals …
The 27-year-old singer-actress was the essence of glamour and sophistication in an array of chic outfits for the magazine's December 2014 issue that's out now. «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
7
When sufi met sophisticate
Mukhtiyar Ali doesn't know a word of English or French and Mathias Duplessy's Hindi is limited to `chalo'. Ali's world is Pugal, a small, border village in Bikaner ... «Times of India, Aug 14»
8
Jessie J Is A Shiny Sophisticate At The MTV Video Music Awards
Jessie J Is A Shiny Sophisticate At The MTV Video Music Awards. 8/24/2014 10:21 PM ET | Filed under: MTV • Fashion Smashion • Jessie J • VMAS • Red ... «PerezHilton.com, Aug 14»
9
Due Mari, the modern sophisticate of New Brunswick
... it sometimes seemed to be neglected amid the Altamarea Group's mad rush toward world dominance — that it lacked some of the sophistication of its siblings, ... «NJ.com, May 14»
10
Plus Size Fashion News: Igigi by Yuliya Raquel Debuts Their “Fresh …
Today, IGIGI by Yuliya Raquel debuts their “Fresh Sophisticate” Spring 2014 Collection, just in time for spring. The collection showcases on-trend floral prints, ... «PLUS Model Magazine, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sophisticate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sophisticate>. May 2024 ».
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