improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; refine ones style of writing

[ Syn: polish , fine-tune , down ]

make more complex, intricate, or richer; refine a design or pattern

[ Syn: complicate , rarify , elaborate ]

treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; refine paper stock; refine pig iron; refine oil'

reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; refine sugar

[ Syn: rectify ]

attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet'

make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; refine a method of analysis; refine the constant in the equation'