"desophisticate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desophisticates [present, singular, third-person], desophisticating [participle, present], desophisticated [participle, past], desophisticated [past]
Etymology: de- + sophisticate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|sophisticate}} de- + sophisticate Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-desophisticate-en-verb-W2QrJEWA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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