| refine | | |
| down, fine-tune, polish, refine | (v.) | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.; "refine one's style of writing" |
| complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine | (v.) | make more complex, intricate, or richer.; "refine a design or pattern" |
| refine | (v.) | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition.; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" |
| rectify, refine | (v.) | reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities.; "refine sugar" |
| refine | (v.) | attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying.; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet" |
| refine | (v.) | make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of.; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation" |
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