SOPHISTICATE

• (noun) a worldly-wise person

  synonyms : man of the world

• (verb) make more complex or refined

  "a sophisticated design"

• (verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

  "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

  synonyms : doctor , doctor up

• (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

  "Don't twist my words"

  synonyms : convolute , pervert , twist , twist around

  She is a liar who perverts the truth. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) make less natural or innocent

  "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls"

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