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English verb: fine-tune | |||
| 1. | fine-tune (change) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||
| Samples | Refine one's style of writing. | ||
| Synonyms | down, polish, refine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, over-refine, overrefine, school, train | ||
| 2. | fine-tune (change) adjust finely | ||
| Samples | Fine-tune the engine. | ||
| Synonyms | tweak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tune, tune up | ||
| 3. | fine-tune (change) make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring | ||
| Samples | Calibrate an instrument. Graduate a cylinder. | ||
| Synonyms | calibrate, graduate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjust, correct, set | ||
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