Synonyms for Re-fining:

• adj.

  •broadening (adjective)
  • educational,
  • cultural,
  • enlightening.
  •civilizing (adjective)
  • intellectual.
  •cultural (adjective)
  • ennobling,
  • edifying,
  • advancing,
  • broadening,
  • Beautifying,
  • artistic,
  • learned,
  • Promoting,
  • humane,
  • liberal,
  • inspirational,
  • influential,
  • Liberalizing,
  • Enriching,
  • refining,
  • uplifting,
  • dignifying,
  • widening,
  • expanding,
  • Glorifying,
  • developmental,
  • helpful,
  • socializing,
  • stimulating,
  • Adorning,
  • refined,
  • instructive,
  • Ornamenting,
  • Humanizing,
  • beneficial,
  • constructive,
  • raising,
  • Disciplining,
  • Nurturing,
  • corrective,
  • educative,
  • Regenerative.
  •edifying (adjective)
  • inspiring,
  • Illuminative,
  • illuminating,
  • instructional.
  •enlightening (adjective)
  • scholarly,
  • informative,
  • scholastic.
  •refining (adjective)
  • Elevating,
  • Cultivating,
  • polishing,
  • purifying,
  • distillation,
  • Sharpening,
  • cleaning,
  • Perfecting,
  • clarifying,
  • Civilizing,
  • focusing,
  • improving,
  • Honing.

• n.

  •distillation (noun)
  • cleansing,
  • purification.

• v.

  •better (verb)
  • enhance,
  • reform,
  • top,
  • advance,
  • excel,
  • ameliorate,
  • revamp,
  • meliorate,
  • amend,
  • outstrip,
  • cap,
  • exceed,
  • rectify,
  • forward,
  • further,
  • help,
  • transcend,
  • outshine,
  • surpass,
  • refine,
  • mend,
  • raise,
  • best,
  • correct,
  • beat,
  • promote.
  •civilize (verb)
  • enrich,
  • enlighten,
  • reclaim,
  • humanize,
  • polish,
  • spiritualize,
  • idealize,
  • foster,
  • acculturate,
  • sophisticate,
  • inform,
  • instruct,
  • help forward,
  • indoctrinate,
  • educate,
  • edify,
  • tame,
  • ethicize,
  • uplift,
  • acquaint,
  • ennoble.
  •clarify (verb)
  • clean,
  • Depurate.
  •clean (verb)
  • flush,
  • Absterge,
  • expurgate,
  • mop,
  • blot,
  • dredge,
  • erase,
  • scald,
  • expunge,
  • edulcorate,
  • winnow,
  • hackle,
  • straighten up,
  • purge,
  • tidy up,
  • deterge,
  • spruce up,
  • rake,
  • vacuum,
  • Disinfect,
  • pick,
  • purify,
  • clear the decks,
  • shake out,
  • bath,
  • launder,
  • brush,
  • rout out,
  • wipe,
  • rinse,
  • wash,
  • neaten,
  • swab,
  • soak,
  • scrape,
  • Elutriate,
  • sweep,
  • sponge,
  • deodorize,
  • bathe,
  • scrub,
  • pick up,
  • whisk,
  • soap,
  • rasp,
  • scour,
  • clear up,
  • do up,
  • sterilize,
  • dust,
  • sanitize,
  • lave,
  • shampoo,
  • cauterize.
  •cleanse (verb)
  • absolve,
  • depurgate,
  • restore,
  • clear,
  • lustrate.
  •clear (verb)
  • free,
  • extricate,
  • brighten,
  • unload,
  • loosen,
  • burn off,
  • vacate,
  • tidy,
  • open,
  • rid,
  • throw off,
  • unblock,
  • empty,
  • void,
  • disengage,
  • lose,
  • break up,
  • rule out,
  • lighten,
  • unclog,
  • unpack,
  • disentangle,
  • unburden,
  • shake off,
  • untie,
  • eliminate,
  • unloose,
  • disencumber.
  •complete (verb)
  • perfect,
  • accomplish,
  • call it a day,
  • go whole hog,
  • equip,
  • effect,
  • DO,
  • achieve,
  • carry off,
  • finalize,
  • bring to maturity,
  • execute,
  • develop,
  • round out,
  • actualize,
  • fulfill,
  • ultimate,
  • terminate,
  • end,
  • perform,
  • make good,
  • determine,
  • settle,
  • discharge,
  • conclude,
  • put to bed,
  • go the limit,
  • supplement,
  • bring to fruition,
  • round off,
  • halt,
  • get through,
  • realize,
  • do thoroughly,
  • close,
  • sew up,
  • furnish,
  • wrap up,
  • crown,
  • elaborate,
  • finish,
  • consummate,
  • fill,
  • effectuate,
  • make up,
  • wind up,
  • go through with.
  •cultivate (verb)
  • nourish,
  • encourage,
  • aid,
  • play up to,
  • nurture,
  • bolster,
  • get next to,
  • train,
  • pursue,
  • rear,
  • take pains with,
  • brownnose,
  • discipline,
  • get on good side of,
  • butter up,
  • patronize,
  • seek friendship,
  • support,
  • nurse,
  • get in with,
  • suck up to,
  • cherish,
  • run after,
  • teach,
  • devote oneself to,
  • court,
  • shine up to,
  • bring on.
  •develop (verb)
  • dilate,
  • build up,
  • magnify,
  • evolve,
  • lengthen,
  • spread,
  • exploit,
  • enlarge,
  • amplify,
  • materialize,
  • heighten,
  • intensify,
  • widen,
  • extend,
  • broaden,
  • beautify,
  • strengthen,
  • unfold,
  • stretch,
  • augment,
  • deepen.
  •distill (verb)
  • dribble,
  • cut to the bone,
  • steam,
  • cook,
  • concentrate,
  • boil down,
  • extract,
  • squeeze out,
  • volatilize,
  • press out,
  • cut,
  • express,
  • press,
  • vaporize,
  • brew,
  • trim,
  • drop,
  • evaporate,
  • condense,
  • trickle,
  • infuse,
  • ferment,
  • cut down,
  • drip,
  • get to the meat,
  • precipitate,
  • sublimate.
  •elaborate (verb)
  • complicate,
  • embellish,
  • ornament,
  • garnish,
  • work out,
  • devise,
  • interpret,
  • expatiate,
  • deck,
  • decorate,
  • comment,
  • flesh out,
  • produce,
  • specify,
  • expound,
  • particularize,
  • bedeck,
  • discuss.
  •elevate (verb)
  • cheer,
  • buoy up,
  • hearten,
  • animate,
  • elate,
  • lift up,
  • glorify,
  • bring up,
  • rouse,
  • perk up,
  • exhilarate,
  • boost,
  • inspire,
  • excite.
  •enrich (verb)
  • grace,
  • jack up,
  • run up,
  • sweeten,
  • pad,
  • build,
  • hop up,
  • step up,
  • jazz up,
  • upgrade,
  • soup up,
  • aggrandize,
  • endow,
  • spike,
  • parlay,
  • hike up,
  • figure in,
  • beef up,
  • make rich,
  • up,
  • pyramid,
  • pour it on,
  • adorn.
  •explain (verb)
  • diagram,
  • throw light upon,
  • justify,
  • illustrate,
  • get across,
  • go into detail,
  • disclose,
  • tell,
  • manifest,
  • explicate,
  • resolve,
  • read,
  • annotate,
  • account for,
  • break down,
  • render,
  • bring out,
  • analyze,
  • unravel,
  • decipher,
  • elucidate,
  • rationalize,
  • spell out,
  • describe,
  • excuse,
  • solve,
  • make plain,
  • paraphrase,
  • untangle,
  • point out,
  • set right,
  • demonstrate,
  • put in plain English,
  • reveal,
  • construe,
  • translate,
  • define,
  • put across.
  •file (verb)
  • burnish,
  • sharpen,
  • level,
  • abrade,
  • raze,
  • grate,
  • shape,
  • furbish,
  • erode.
  •filter (verb)
  • sieve,
  • percolate,
  • screen,
  • metastasize,
  • penetrate,
  • ooze,
  • filtrate,
  • Osmose,
  • exude,
  • permeate,
  • soak through,
  • leak,
  • escape,
  • sift,
  • drain.
  •finish (verb)
  • lacquer,
  • coat,
  • texture,
  • gild,
  • veneer,
  • stain,
  • wax,
  • face.
  •groom (verb)
  • pretty up,
  • curry,
  • turn out,
  • shape up,
  • tend,
  • spiff up,
  • make presentable,
  • coach,
  • preen,
  • slick up,
  • refresh,
  • prime,
  • prim,
  • make attractive,
  • dress,
  • put through grind,
  • lick into shape,
  • put through mill,
  • comb,
  • rub down,
  • prep,
  • ready,
  • primp,
  • drill,
  • smarten up.
  •improve (verb)
  • increase,
  • touch up,
  • lift,
  • edit,
  • recuperate,
  • progress,
  • emend,
  • make strides,
  • look up,
  • recover,
  • update,
  • take off,
  • skyrocket,
  • turn the corner,
  • straighten out,
  • rise,
  • gain ground,
  • convalesce,
  • doctor up,
  • rally,
  • come around,
  • revise.
  •perfect (verb)
  • complete,
  • carry out,
  • put finishing touch on.
  •polish (verb)
  • mature,
  • brush up,
  • make improvement.
  •process (verb)
  • make ready,
  • take care of,
  • convert,
  • deal with,
  • concoct,
  • treat,
  • alter,
  • handle,
  • transform,
  • dispose of,
  • prepare.
  •proofread (verb)
  • go over,
  • blue-pencil,
  • rephrase,
  • delete,
  • strike out,
  • rearrange,
  • remove errors,
  • check.
  •purify (verb)
  • redeem,
  • fumigate,
  • rarify,
  • exculpate,
  • expiate,
  • exonerate,
  • chasten,
  • shrive,
  • atone,
  • oxygenate,
  • sanctify,
  • decontaminate,
  • aerify,
  • remit,
  • aerate.
  •refine (verb)
  • distill,
  • elevate,
  • better,
  • round,
  • civilize,
  • improve,
  • smooth,
  • cleanse,
  • temper,
  • filter,
  • strain,
  • sleek,
  • slick,
  • explain,
  • cultivate,
  • process,
  • rarefy,
  • clarify,
  • make clear,
  • hone.
  •round (verb)
  • form,
  • whorl,
  • crook,
  • curl,
  • bow,
  • recurve,
  • bend,
  • mold,
  • arch,
  • curve,
  • coil,
  • convolute,
  • loop.
  •smooth (verb)
  • varnish,
  • make uniform,
  • glaze,
  • sand,
  • flatten,
  • plane,
  • even,
  • grade,
  • lay,
  • gloss,
  • iron.
  •strain (verb)
  • seep,
  • riddle,
  • separate.
  •sublimate (verb)
  • uphold.
  •thin (verb)
  • needle,
  • attenuate,
  • irrigate,
  • expand,
  • weaken,
  • extenuate,
  • reduce,
  • decrease,
  • lace,
  • water,
  • water down,
  • doctor,
  • weed out,
  • shave,
  • diminish,
  • disperse,
  • prune,
  • cut back,
  • emaciate.

Antonyms for Re-fining:

• v.

  • better
    fail, halt, reduce, lose, hinder, decrease, get worse, retreat, harm, obstruct, impede, cease, deteriorate, injure, hurt, fall behind, be inferior, check, worsen, lower, impair, stop, block.
  • civilize
    demote, learn, ignore, condemn, neglect, mislead.
  • clarify
    muddle, soil, confuse, muddy.
  • clean
    adulterate, stain, spend, defile, foul.
  • cleanse
    sentence, spot.
  • clear
    dull, clutter, keep, depress, find guilty, fill, load, run into, pile up, darken, HIT, entangle.
  • complete
    open, introduce, miss, create, give up, forget, commence, not finish, begin, leave, unsettle, continue, bear, start, abandon.
  • cultivate
    diminish, destroy, oppose.
  • develop
    compress, cut, repress, maintain, weaken, contract, narrow, discontinue, condense, confine, circumscribe, lessen, shrink, spoil, end, shorten, abridge, curtail.
  • distill
    pour.
  • elaborate
    simplify, deface, make simple.
  • elevate
    drop, trouble, disgrace, dishearten, deprecate, spurn, denounce, shame, bring down, distress, discourage, disdain, push down.
  • enrich
    impoverish, deplete, take.
  • explain
    hide, cloud, distort, perplex, mystify, withhold, misrepresent, question, wonder, misunderstand, be vague, tangle, obscure, stagnate, complicate, conceal.
  • file
    build, roughen, disorder, construct, disarrange.
  • filter
    collect, combine.
  • finish
    save, uncover, initiate, store.
  • groom
    mess up.
  • improve
    blow, retrogress, recede, decline, descend.
  • process
    preserve, retain, hold, remain.
  • proofread
    indulge.
  • purify
    charge, incriminate, blame, encourage.
  • rarefy
    extend, raise, add, praise.
  • refine
    damage, aggravate, pollute, corrupt, ruin, dirty, upset, agitate.
  • round
    straighten.
  • sensitize
    deaden.
  • smooth
    coarsen, wrinkle, strip, incite, irritate.
  • strain
    idle, rest, soothe, placate, concentrate, laze, calm.
  • thin
    enlarge, strengthen, thicken, increase, develop, grow, beef up.
  • unblock
    burden, sanction.