English verb: over-refine | |||
| 1. | over-refine (change) refine too much or with excess of subtlety | ||
| Samples | He is overrefining this matter. | ||
| Synonyms | overrefine | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | down, fine-tune, polish, refine | ||