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Refines
verb
Word Frequency:
0.2
Definitions
1.
verb
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
"to refine gold"
2.
verb
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
3.
verb
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
"a refined style"
4.
verb
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
5.
verb
To make nice or subtle.
"to refine someone's language"
Synonyms
down
complicate
elaborate
fine-tune
rarify
polish
clarifies
enhances
improves
specifies
specify
modifies
Rhymes With
guidelines
confines
dressed to the nines
designs
whines
read between the lines
headlines
undermines
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