To make free from impurities
“It used to be a real problem to refine sugar before his invention made the process simpler and more profitable.”
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence
“Rundle and Holliday are working to refine the method and find new ways to visualize the data.”
To improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to
To change or alter in some way
To revise or improve a piece of work
To develop or perform work on something to improve it
To bring to a higher cultural or civil level or awareness
To change one's attitude for the better
(elaborate on) To add more detail to something, especially of information
To become improved or more advanced
To check a written text for errors in spelling and grammar
Stimulate
To encourage or raise the spirits of
Make slender
To do an act or skill repeatedly in order to perfect it
(in psychoanalytic theory) To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
To make oneself, or someone or something else, look presentable
To smooth or level out by rubbing or applying friction
To perform a series of actions on something
(computing) To manipulate data or information with a computer or software
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