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sofisticar
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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticāre, from sophisticus.
Pronunciation
Verb
sofisticar (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
Derived terms
Related terms
- sofisma
- sofístic
- sofisticació
Further reading
- “sofisticar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French sophistiquer or from sofístico + -ar.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ti‧car
Verb
sofisticar (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
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “sofisticar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “sofisticar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
sofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, first-person singular preterite sofistiqué, past participle sofisticado)
- (transitive) to sophisticate
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading
- “sofisticar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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