sofisticar

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)

  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

Etymology

Borrowed from French sophistiquer or from sofístico + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.fis.t͡ʃiˈka(ʁ)/ [so.fis.t͡ʃiˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /so.fis.t͡ʃiˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /so.fiʃ.t͡ʃiˈka(ʁ)/ [so.fiʃ.t͡ʃiˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /so.fis.t͡ʃiˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.fiʃ.tiˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /su.fiʃ.tiˈka.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ti‧car

Verb

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

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From sofístico + -ar.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to sophisticate

Conjugation

Further reading

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