desophisticate

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verb

To clear from sophism or error.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person desophisticates · participle present desophisticating · participle past desophisticated · past desophisticated

  1. transitiveTo clear from sophism or error.

    [he] in sound, sterling, desophisticating sense was far superior to him

    1826, Julius Hare, Guesses at Truth by Two Brothers

Origin

From de- + sophisticate.

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APA

desophisticate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desophisticate

MLA

“desophisticate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desophisticate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desophisticate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desophisticate.

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