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refine |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb refine 2 of 6 senses of refine Sense 1 polish, refine, fine-tune, down => educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise Sense 2 complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate => involve => develop => sophisticate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb refine 2 of 6 senses of refine Sense 1 polish, refine, fine-tune, down => educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise => sophisticate Sense 2 complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate => involve => develop => sophisticate Entailment of verb refine Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb refine 6 senses of refine Sense 1 polish, refine, fine-tune, down => better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate Sense 2 complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate => change, alter Sense 3 refine => process, treat Sense 4 refine => purify, sublimate, make pure, distill Sense 5 refine => attenuate Sense 6 refine => change, alter Familiarity of verb refine refine used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb refine Sense 1 polish, refine, fine-tune, down => better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -------------- Sense 2 complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate => change, alter -------------- Sense 3 refine => process, treat -------------- Sense 4 refine => purify, sublimate, make pure, distill -------------- Sense 5 refine => attenuate -------------- Sense 6 refine => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun refine refined sugar refinement refiner refinery Overview of verb refine The verb refine has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) polish, refine, fine-tune, down -- (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing") 2. (1) complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate -- (make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern") 3. refine -- (treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil") 4. refine -- (reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar") 5. refine -- (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") 6. refine -- (make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation") Grep of adj refine refined Overview of verb refine The verb refine has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) polish, refine, fine-tune, down -- (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing") 2. (1) complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate -- (make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern") 3. refine -- (treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil") 4. refine -- (reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar") 5. refine -- (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") 6. refine -- (make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation")
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