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educate vs sophisticate

sophisticate vs educate

educate is not a noun while sophisticate is a noun.

educate and sophisticate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
educate No No Yes No
sophisticate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, sophisticate is a hyponym of educate; that is, sophisticate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than educate:
  • educate: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  • sophisticate: make less natural or innocent
educate (noun) sophisticate (noun)
a worldly-wise person
educate (verb) sophisticate (verb)
create by training and teaching make more complex or refined
give an education to alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
make less natural or innocent
Difference between educate and sophisticate

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