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desophisticate

desophisticate verb: to clear from sophism or error.

Verb

desophisticate (third-person singular simple present desophisticates, present participle desophisticating, simple past and past participle desophisticated)

  1. (transitive) To clear from sophism or error.
    • [he] in sound, sterling, desophisticating sense was far superior to him1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

Forms of desophisticate

third-person singular presentdesophisticates
present participledesophisticating
past participledesophisticated
pastdesophisticated

Origin of desophisticate

From de- + sophisticate.

Questions about desophisticate

What does desophisticate mean?
Desophisticate means to clear from sophism or error.
What part of speech is desophisticate?
Desophisticate is a verb.
What is the past tense of desophisticate?
The past tense of desophisticate is desophisticated.

Words near desophisticate in the dictionary

  1. desomatize
  2. desomatized
  3. desomorphine
  4. desomosomal
  5. desonide
  6. desophisticate
  7. desophisticated
  8. desophisticates
  9. desophisticating
  10. desoproxil
  11. desorb

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