Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sophisticate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
civilise | No | No | Yes | No |
sophisticate (noun) | civilise (noun) |
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a worldly-wise person |
sophisticate (verb) | civilise (verb) |
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make more complex or refined | raise from a barbaric to a civilized state |
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 |