refine
English Thesaurus
1. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | involve, |
| definition | : | make complex or intricate or complicated (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | develop, |
| definition | : | elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | sophisticate, |
| definition | : | make more complex or refined (verb.change) |
2. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
3. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | attenuate, |
| definition | : | become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude (verb.change) |
4. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
5. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | distill, make pure, purify, sublimate, |
| definition | : | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (verb.change) |
6. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | process, treat, |
| definition | : | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change) |
7. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)
| derivation | : | complication, |
| definition | : | the act or process of complicating (noun.act) |
8. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of (verb.change)
9. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
10. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rectification, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation (noun.process) |
11. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refinery, |
| definition | : | an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
12. make more complex, intricate, or richer (verb.change)
| derivation | : | complication, |
| definition | : | the act or process of complicating (noun.act) |
13. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of (verb.change)
14. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
15. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | rectification, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation (noun.process) |
16. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change)
| derivation | : | refinery, |
| definition | : | an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | refiner, |
| definition | : | one whose work is to refine a specific thing (noun.person) |
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