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English verb: refine | |||
| 1. | refine (change) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||
| Samples | Refine one's style of writing. | ||
| Synonyms | down, fine-tune, polish | ||
| 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. | refine (change) make more complex, intricate, or richer | ||
| Samples | Refine a design or pattern. | ||
| Synonyms | complicate, elaborate, rarify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | develop, involve, sophisticate | ||
| 3. | refine (change) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition | ||
| Samples | Refine paper stock. Refine pig iron. Refine oil. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| 4. | refine (change) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities | ||
| Samples | Refine sugar. | ||
| Synonyms | rectify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distill, make pure, purify, sublimate | ||
| 5. | refine (change) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying | ||
| Samples | Many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attenuate | ||
| 6. | refine (change) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of | ||
| Samples | Refine a method of analysis. Refine the constant in the equation. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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