sophisticate vs rarify

sophisticate is a noun but rarify is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sophisticate	Yes	No	Yes	No
rarify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rarify is a hypernym of sophisticate; that is, rarify is a word with a broader meaning than sophisticate:

Other hypernyms of sophisticate include complicate, elaborate, refine.

sophisticate (noun)	rarify (noun)
a worldly-wise person

sophisticate (verb)	rarify (verb)
make more complex or refined	make more complex, intricate, or richer
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
make less natural or innocent