What I found in the dictionary for sophisticated was: Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naivete; cosmopolitan. Well I probably should look each of these up but I think I know what they are saying. It also says complicated, especially of complex technology. An instance of this is a statement like, “That is a pretty sophisticated piece of equipment. It has a lot of moving parts or it has the ability to respond to your wishes by going about the task you have asked it to perform. Like a calculator, for instance. It can add subtract, multiply or divide for you. The dictionary goes on: Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral. Well that’s probably not me but I guess it means if you like the op re as opposed to baseball games.
Turn the word into a verb and the dictionary responds with the following:
Make less natural or innocent; “I'm not sure I want to do that”
Practice sophistry; changing the meaning of, or be vague about in order to mislead. “We probably have a Capitol City full of people who are great at that.”
Alter and make impure, as in the intention to deceive; make more complex or refined.
An academic discipline that is often divided into five major branches: Logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics. (WOW!) “ I fear I have opened a real can of worms here. Sorry if that doesn't sound sophisticated but this word seems to run through the entire dictionary covering words like lies, wisdom or lack thereof and maybe even self disception.
A comprehensive system of belief. “There are those who think the theory of evolution is much more sophisticated than the creation story written of in the Bible.”
A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. “You figure that out. I guess I am not sophisticated enough.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/philosophy
