sofisticar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticō, from sophisticus.

Pronunciation

Verb

sofisticar (first-person singular present sofistico, 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

From French sophistiquer.

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)/

  • Hyphenation: so‧fis‧ti‧car

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to sophisticate
  2. inflection of sofisticar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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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