sofisticar
Catalan
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin sophisticāre, from sophisticus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [su.fis.tiˈka]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [so.fis.tiˈka]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [so.fis.tiˈkaɾ]
Verb
editsofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiquí, past participle sofisticat)
- (intransitive) to sophisticate (practice sophistry)
- (transitive) to adulterate
- Synonyms: adulterar, desnaturalitzar
- (transitive) to improve, to perfect
- Synonym: perfeccionar
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sofisticar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sofisticar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French sophistiquer or from sofístico + -ar.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ti‧car
Verb
editsofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiquei, past participle sofisticado)
- (transitive, intransitive) Synonym of sofismar
- (transitive) to treat with subtlety
- (transitive) to falsify, adulterate
- (transitive, reflexive) to refine to the maximum; arrange with refinement, improve
- (transitive, reflexive) to sophisticate
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sofisticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiqué, past participle sofisticado)
- (transitive) to sophisticate
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sofisticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of sofisticar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading
edit- “sofisticar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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