English-Thai Dictionary

sophisticate

VT ทำให้ เชี่ยวชาญ เรื่อง ทางโลก  civilize tam-hai-chiao-chan-ruang-tang-lok

 

sophisticated

ADJ ซึ่ง มีประสบการณ์ มาก  เจน โลก  ซึ่ง รอบรู้ ใน ทางโลก  ซึ่ง ผ่าน โลก มา มาก  refined well-bred sueng-me-pra-sob-kan-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOPHISTICATE

v.t. 1. To adulterate; to corrupt by something spurious or foreign; to pervert; as, to sophisticate nature, philosophy or the understanding.
2. To adulterate; to render spurious; as merchandise; as, to sophisticate wares or liquors. They purchase but sophisticated ware.

 

SOPHISTICATE

a.Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, when only one supplied the state, grew scarce and dear, and hey sophisticate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOPHISTICATE

So *phis "ti *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sophisticated; p. pr. & vb. n.Sophisticating.] Etym: [LL. sophisticatus, p.p. of sophisticare to sophisticate. ]

 

Defn: To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. Howell. To sophisticate the understanding. Southey. Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to sophisticate, not to refine. M. Arnold. They purchase but sophisticated ware. Dryden.

 

Syn. -- To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.

 

SOPHISTICATE; SOPHISTICATED

SOPHISTICATE; SOPHISTICATED So *phis "ti *cate, So *phis "ti *ca `ted, a.

 

Defn: Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, while only one supplied the state, Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sophisticate

so phis ti cate ▶verb |səˈfistəˌkāt səˈfɪstəˌkeɪt | [ with obj. ] make (someone or something ) more sophisticated: readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice | functions that other software applications have sophisticated. • [ no obj. ] archaic talk or reason in an impressively complex and educated manner. • archaic mislead or corrupt (a person, an argument, the mind, etc. ) by sophistry: books of casuistry, which sophisticate the understanding and defile the heart. ▶adjective |səˈfistəˌkāt, -kit səˈfɪstəˌkeɪt səˈfɪstəkət | archaic sophisticated. ▶noun |səˈfistəˌkāt, -kit səˈfɪstəˌkeɪt səˈfɪstəkət |a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture: he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates. ORIGIN late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘adulterated, ’ and as a verb in the sense ‘mix with a foreign substance ’): from medieval Latin sophisticatus ‘tampered with, ’ past participle of the verb sophisticare, from sophisticus ‘sophistic. ’ The shift of sense probably occurred first in the adjective unsophisticated, from ‘uncorrupted ’ via ‘innocent ’ to ‘inexperienced, uncultured. ’ The noun dates from the early 20th cent.

 

sophisticated

so phis ti cat ed |səˈfistiˌkātid səˈfɪstəˌkeɪdɪd | ▶adjective (of a machine, system, or technique ) developed to a high degree of complexity: highly sophisticated computer systems. • (of a person or their thoughts, reactions, and understanding ) aware of and able to interpret complex issues; subtle: discussion and reflection are necessary for a sophisticated response to a text. • having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture: a chic, sophisticated woman | a young man with sophisticated tastes. • appealing to people with such knowledge of experience: a sophisticated restaurant. DERIVATIVES so phis ti cat ed ly adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

sophisticate

so ¦phis ¦ti |cate ▶verb |səˈfɪstɪkeɪt | [ with obj. ] 1 make (someone or something ) more sophisticated: readers who have been sophisticated by modern literary practice. 2 [ no obj. ] archaic talk or reason in an impressively complex and educated manner. • mislead or corrupt by sophistry: books of casuistry, which sophisticate the understanding and defile the heart. ▶adjective |səˈfɪstɪkət | archaic sophisticated. ▶noun |səˈfɪstɪkət |a person with much worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture: he is still the butt of jokes made by New York sophisticates. ORIGIN late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘adulterated ’, and as a verb in the sense ‘mix with a foreign substance ’): from medieval Latin sophisticatus ‘tampered with ’, past participle of the verb sophisticare, from sophisticus ‘sophistic ’. The shift of sense probably occurred first in the adjective unsophisticated, from ‘uncorrupted ’ via ‘innocent ’ to ‘inexperienced, uncultured ’. The noun dates from the early 20th cent.

 

sophisticated

so ¦phis ¦ti |cated |səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd | ▶adjective 1 having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture: a chic, sophisticated woman | a young man with sophisticated tastes. • appealing to people with such knowledge or experience: a sophisticated restaurant. 2 (of a machine, system, or technique ) developed to a high degree of complexity: highly sophisticated computer systems. • (of a person or their thoughts, reactions, and understanding ) aware of and able to interpret complex issues; subtle: discussion and reflection are necessary for a sophisticated response to a text. DERIVATIVES sophisticatedly adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sophisticated

sophisticated adjective 1 sophisticated techniques: advanced, modern, state of the art, the latest, new, up-to-the-minute; innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary, futuristic, avant-garde; complex, complicated, intricate, highly evolved. ANTONYMS crude. 2 a sophisticated woman: worldly, worldly-wise, experienced, enlightened, cosmopolitan, knowledgeable; urbane, cultured, cultivated, civilized, polished, refined; elegant, stylish; informal cool. ANTONYMS naive. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See urbane . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sophisticated

sophisticated adjective 1 sophisticated production techniques: advanced, highly developed, innovatory, trailblazing, revolutionary; modern, ultra-modern, futuristic, avant-garde, state of the art, the latest, new, the newest, up to the minute; complex, complicated, elaborate, intricate, subtle, delicate; gimmicky. ANTONYMS crude, backward. 2 a chic, sophisticated woman: worldly, worldly-wise, experienced, enlightened, cosmopolitan, knowledgeable; suave, urbane, cultured, cultivated, civilized, polished, smooth, refined, elegant, stylish; informal cool. ANTONYMS naive, unsophisticated.

 

Duden Dictionary

sophisticated

so phis ti ca ted Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd |indeklinables Adjektiv englisch sophisticated, zu mittellateinisch sophisticatum, 2. Partizip von: sophisticare, zu lateinisch sophisticus, sophistisch weltgewandt, kultiviert; geistreich, intellektuell

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sophisticate

so phis ti cate /səfɪ́stɪkèɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈人 〉を世慣れさせる, …に教養をつける, …をあか抜けさせる .2 〈機器 技術など 〉を精巧に [複雑化, 高度化 ]する .名詞 /səfístɪkət, -kèɪt /C 教養 [知識 ]人 ; 世慣れた [洗練された ]人 .

 

sophisticated

so phis ti cat ed /səfɪ́stɪkèɪtɪd / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖語源は 「純朴でない 」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 暮らし方などが 〉洗練された , 高い教養のある , 熟練した ; おしゃれな , あか抜けた , 都会風の (!(1 )教養 知性に裏付けられたことをいう. (2 )時に皮肉で 「いやみな, お上品ぶった, 世慣れた, 悪ずれした 」などの意味となる ) ▸ an elegant and sophisticated woman 優雅で洗練された女性 ▸ They seem increasingly sophisticated .彼らはだんだんとあか抜けてきたように見える ▸ sophisticated readers 目の肥えた読者 2 〈機器 装置 技術などが 〉精巧な , 高度な , 複雑な ▸ highly [extremely ] sophisticated computers きわめて精巧なコンピュータ ▸ the modern sophisticated network society 複雑に込み入った現代のネットワーク社会 3 〈芸術作品 文体などが 〉手の込んだ , 凝った , 高級な , しゃれた ; こじつけた ▸ a sophisticated comedy (ドタバタ喜劇などに対して )しゃれた [本格的な ]喜劇作品