1) Adult 2) Grownup 3) Make less natural or innocent 4) Make more complex or refined 5) Man of the world 6) Practice sophistry 7) To practice sophistry Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/sophisticate
To adulterate. ... Origin: Mod. L. Sophisticare, pp. Sophisticatus, to alter deceptively, fr. G. Sophistikos, deceitful ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
So·phis'ti·cate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sophisticated ; present participle & verbal noun Sophisticating .] [ Late Latin sophisticatus , past participle of sophisticare to sophisticate.] To render wort... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/146