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Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticāre, from sophisticus.

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sofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiquí, past participle sofisticat)

  1. (intransitive) to sophisticate (practice sophistry)
  2. (transitive) to adulterate
    Synonyms: adulterar, desnaturalitzar
  3. (transitive) to improve, to perfect
    Synonym: perfeccionar

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French sophistiquer or from sofístico +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ti‧car

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sofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiquei, past participle sofisticado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Synonym of sofismar
  2. (transitive) to treat with subtlety
  3. (transitive) to falsify, adulterate
  4. (transitive, reflexive) to refine to the maximum; arrange with refinement, improve
  5. (transitive, reflexive) to sophisticate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From sofístico +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /sofistiˈkaɾ/ [so.fis.t̪iˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧fis‧ti‧car

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sofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiqué, past participle sofisticado)

  1. (transitive) to sophisticate

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