1. (noun) a worldly-wise person

• man of the world

2. (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• convolute
• pervert
• twist
• twist around

3. (verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

• doctor
• doctor up

1. (noun) a worldly-wise person

• adult
• grownup

2. (verb) make less natural or innocent

• civilise
• civilize
• cultivate
• educate
• school
• train

3. (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• denote
• refer

4. (verb) alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

• adulterate
• debase
• dilute
• load
• stretch

5. (verb) make more complex or refined

• complicate
• elaborate
• rarify
• refine

1. (noun) a worldly-wise person

• cosmopolitan
• cosmopolite
• slicker

1. (verb) make less natural or innocent

• man of the world
• mundaneness
• mundanity
• sophistication
• worldliness

2. (verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• construction
• twist
• distortion
• overrefinement
• straining
• torture
• twisting
• sophism
• sophistication
• sophistry
• sophistication

3. (verb) make more complex or refined

• sophistication