n. 久经世故的人, 精于...之道的人

vt. 篡改, 曲解, 使变得世故, 掺合, 弄复杂

vi. 诡辩

[医] 掺假

Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL.
sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]
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 \So*phis"ti*cate\, Sophisticated
\So*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a.
Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

So truth, while only one supplied the state,
Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden.