sophisticate
noun
a sophisticated person.
has sophisticated
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present perfectof sophisticate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Venezuela’s military has sophisticated air defenses, including a substantial amount of Russian-made equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing objects in black-and-white images.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Many experts question whether North Korea has sophisticated cameras to use on a spy satellite, because photos it has released from previous test launches were low-resolution imagery.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
They question the appropriateness of this for a species that has sophisticated capacity for processing information, rudimentary tool use, complex visual pathways and, not least, the capacity for pain.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
We do not suppose that he intended to sophisticate them: the difficulty seems rather to be, that he has sophisticated himself.
From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke
