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desophisticating

desophisticating is the present participle and gerund of desophisticate.

Meaning of desophisticate

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

Questions about desophisticating

What is desophisticating the present participle and gerund of?
Desophisticating is the present participle and gerund of desophisticate.

Words near desophisticating in the dictionary

  1. desomosomal
  2. desonide
  3. desophisticate
  4. desophisticated
  5. desophisticates
  6. desophisticating
  7. desoproxil
  8. desorb
  9. desorbabilities
  10. desorbability
  11. desorbable

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