What is another word for refine?
911 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈaɪ_n], [ ɹɪfˈa͡ɪn], [ ɹɪfˈaɪn]Table of Contents
Similar words for refine:- complicate (noun)
- emend (noun)
- fine-tune (noun)
- rectify (noun)
- refine (noun)
- better (verb)
- change (verb)
- civilize (verb)
- clean (verb)
- cleanse (verb)
- clear (verb)
- complete (verb)
- cultivate (verb)
- develop (verb)
- distill (verb)
- elaborate (verb)
- elevate (verb)
- enrich (verb)
- explain (verb)
- filter (verb)
- groom (verb)
- perfect (verb)
- perfect, polish (verb)
- polish (verb)
- process (verb)
- proofread (verb)
- purify (verb)
- round (verb)
- smooth (verb)
- sublimate (verb)
- thin (verb)
- unblock (verb)
- other synonyms
- civilize
- clean
- complete
- copyedit
- elevate
- enliven
- perfect
- proofread
- purify
- round
- smooth
Definition for Refine:
- To separate from extraneous matter: to reduce to a fine or pure state: to purify: to clarify: to polish: to make elegant: to purify the manners, morals, etc.
Synonyms for Refine:
n.
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- boost,
- revitalize,
- optimization,
- lift,
- improve on.
- down.
v.
•better (verb)- out-shined,
- out strip,
- re-vamp,
- ex-celling,
- re formed,
- pro-mote,
- re forms,
- re-vamped,
- re-forms,
- out-stripping,
- re-fines,
- sur-passes,
- re vamp,
- out stripping,
- out-strip,
- pro moting,
- re forming,
- out strips,
- re fine,
- re vamping,
- sur passed,
- be-sting,
- re fines,
- sur-passed,
- ex celling,
- re vamps,
- out-shone,
- sur passes,
- re-vamps,
- be sting,
- out shine,
- re-fining,
- pro-moting,
- ex-celled,
- out-shining,
- out shined,
- out stripped,
- out shone,
- sur-pass,
- out shining,
- pro-motes,
- out-stripped,
- out shines,
- re vamped,
- re fined,
- out-shine,
- re-vamping,
- out-shines,
- sur-passing,
- sur pass,
- re-fine,
- ex celled,
- Re-forming,
- out-strips,
- re form.
- in forming,
- ethicized,
- in-forms,
- helps forward,
- spiritualizes,
- up lift,
- re-claimed,
- in-forming,
- helped forward,
- helping forward,
- re claiming,
- in forms,
- ethicizing,
- up lifting,
- up lifts,
- up-lift,
- up-lifts,
- ethicizes,
- in form,
- re claim,
- up lifted,
- re-claiming,
- re claimed,
- re claims,
- up-lifting,
- re-claims,
- up-lifted.
- de odorizes,
- de odorized,
- absterges,
- dis-infecting,
- de odorizing,
- shaking out,
- de-odorizing,
- routs out,
- Elutriated,
- dis infected,
- tidies up,
- absterging,
- deterges,
- dis-infects,
- Deterged,
- dis-infect,
- shook out,
- dis infects,
- shakes out,
- absterged,
- routed out,
- de-odorizes,
- de odorize,
- dis infecting,
- dis-infected,
- de-odorized,
- elutriates,
- dis infect,
- de-odorize,
- straightening up.
- depurgates,
- re stored,
- Re-store,
- re stores,
- re-stored,
- re-storing,
- re-stores,
- depurgated,
- re storing,
- depurgating,
- re store.
- un tying,
- un-clogs,
- un-loose,
- dis entangling,
- dis-encumbering,
- un burdened,
- un loose,
- un clogging,
- dis engaged,
- un pack,
- dis-entangled,
- dis encumbers,
- un packed,
- dis-entangles,
- dis-engage,
- un-clogged,
- un-loosed,
- un-burdened,
- un clog,
- un load,
- un loaded,
- un loosing,
- dis encumbering,
- un looses,
- un-pack,
- dis engage,
- un packs,
- dis-entangling,
- dis entangled,
- un-clogging,
- un-loaded,
- dis engages,
- dis engaging,
- un-clog,
- un-loosing,
- dis entangles,
- dis-entangle,
- burnt off,
- un burden,
- un-burdening,
- burning off,
- dis-engages,
- burns off,
- un-burdens,
- dis encumber,
- un burdens,
- un-tied,
- dis entangle,
- un-loads,
- un-packed,
- un-packs,
- un packing,
- un tied,
- un-looses,
- dis-encumbers,
- dis-encumber,
- un-load,
- un loading,
- unclogs,
- un-loading,
- dis encumbered,
- un-burden,
- burned off,
- un loosed,
- dis-engaging,
- un loads,
- un clogged,
- un clogs,
- un-packing,
- un burdening,
- dis-encumbered,
- dis-engaged,
- un-tying.
- called it a day,
- rounds out,
- dis-charges,
- brought to fruition,
- puts to bed,
- brings to fruition,
- did thoroughly,
- call it day,
- call day,
- went through with,
- doeth thoroughly,
- calls a day,
- doest thoroughly,
- puts bed,
- dis charged,
- brought to maturity,
- going whole hog,
- calling it day,
- calls day,
- dis charge,
- makes good,
- going the limit,
- putting bed,
- carrying off,
- brings fruition,
- getting through,
- bring fruition,
- brought fruition,
- dis-charge,
- bringing fruition,
- put bed,
- calling a day,
- does thoroughly,
- gotten through,
- sews up,
- dis-charging,
- brought maturity,
- carries off,
- doth thoroughly,
- dis charging,
- goes limit,
- gets through,
- bring maturity,
- went whole hog,
- called a day,
- dis charges,
- goes through with,
- bringing to maturity,
- bringing maturity,
- calling day,
- putting to bed,
- calling it a day,
- dost thoroughly,
- brings to maturity,
- calls it a day,
- went the limit,
- called day,
- called it day,
- goes the limit,
- goes whole hog,
- go limit,
- going through with,
- doing thoroughly,
- going limit,
- sewing up,
- calls it day,
- dis-charged,
- gat through,
- went limit,
- didst thoroughly,
- brings maturity.
- gets on good side of,
- got with,
- gat in with,
- gets in with,
- ran after,
- sucking to,
- played up to,
- sucks up to,
- taking pains with,
- shining up to,
- takes pains with,
- shone to,
- got next to,
- got good side of,
- getting next to,
- shining to,
- devoted oneself to,
- playing to,
- plays up to,
- sucked to,
- shines up to,
- get good side of,
- runs after,
- getting good side of,
- gotten with,
- played to,
- get with,
- suck to,
- play to,
- shines to,
- gotten good side of,
- shined to,
- gat with,
- plays to,
- shined up to,
- sucking up to,
- gotten in with,
- getting in with,
- sought friendship,
- seeks friendship,
- shone up to,
- getting on good side of,
- gat on good side of,
- devotes to,
- got in with,
- gets good side of,
- seeking friendship,
- sucked up to,
- gotten on good side of,
- gets next to,
- devoting to,
- gat good side of,
- sucks to,
- got on good side of,
- getting with,
- devoting oneself to,
- gotten next to,
- gat next to,
- devotes oneself to,
- took pains with,
- gets with,
- playing up to.
- un-fold,
- ex tended,
- ex-tends,
- ex tending,
- ex tend,
- un folding,
- un folded,
- ex tends,
- un-folding,
- un folds,
- un-folds,
- ex-tending,
- ex-tend,
- un-folded,
- ex-tended,
- un fold.
- cutting to the bone,
- get meat,
- ex-pressing,
- co-oking,
- ex-tracts,
- cutting bone,
- cut the bone,
- cuts to the bone,
- dis till,
- dis tilled,
- dis tilling,
- gat the meat,
- ex pressed,
- getting to meat,
- in fuse,
- dis-tilled,
- got to the meat,
- gets to meat,
- cutting the bone,
- gets the meat,
- presses out,
- ex-tract,
- boiling down,
- cutting to bone,
- pressed out,
- ex tract,
- dis-tills,
- in-fuse,
- boiled down,
- in-fuses,
- ex pressing,
- gat to the meat,
- gets to the meat,
- dis tills,
- squeezes out,
- in fuses,
- got meat,
- gotten to the meat,
- cut bone,
- in fused,
- getting the meat,
- dis-till,
- gotten to meat,
- got the meat,
- in-fused,
- squeezed out,
- cuts the bone,
- getting meat,
- gat to meat,
- gets meat,
- cuts to bone,
- in-fusing,
- got to meat,
- get the meat,
- co oking,
- ex-press,
- in fusing,
- gotten the meat,
- co oked,
- gat meat,
- cuts bone,
- co-oked,
- gotten meat,
- ex press,
- dis-tilling,
- getting to the meat.
- de-vise,
- de vised,
- dis-cuss,
- ex-pound,
- de-vised,
- de vising,
- be-decks,
- be-decked,
- dis cussed,
- pro-duces,
- pro duces,
- de vise,
- de-vising,
- dis cussing,
- dis-cusses,
- be deck,
- be decks,
- be-decking,
- fleshes out,
- dis-cussed,
- ex pound,
- dis-cussing,
- ex pounding,
- ex-pounding,
- ex pounds,
- be decking,
- be decked,
- ex-pounds,
- ex-pounded,
- dis cuss,
- ex pounded,
- dis cusses,
- pro duce,
- be-deck.
- ex citing,
- ex cite,
- in spiring,
- in-spiring,
- in spired,
- in-spired,
- in spire,
- ex-cited,
- in-spire,
- ex-cites,
- ex cited,
- in spires,
- ex-cite,
- in-spires,
- ex cites.
- jacked up,
- jacks up,
- end owing,
- up-grade,
- up graded,
- hiking up,
- hops up,
- souping up,
- making rich,
- pyramidding,
- pyramidded,
- makes rich,
- poured it on,
- pours it on,
- up-grades,
- running up,
- pours on,
- pouring on,
- hiked up,
- up-grading,
- up grades,
- end owed,
- ran up,
- up grade,
- end-owed,
- hopping up,
- end-owing,
- jazzes up,
- jazzed up,
- up-graded,
- made rich,
- poured on,
- up grading,
- jazzing up,
- jacking up,
- soups up,
- pouring it on,
- hikes up.
- makes plain,
- ex plain,
- de ciphers,
- throwing light upon,
- un-ravelled,
- breaks down,
- de cipher,
- ex-plained,
- ex-plain,
- de-scribe,
- de fines,
- puts in plain english,
- goes into detail,
- de-ciphering,
- ex plicating,
- making plain,
- throws light up on,
- re solves,
- threw light up on,
- sets right,
- dis closes,
- put plain english,
- de scribe,
- de-fining,
- ex plicates,
- de scribing,
- de fined,
- putting in plain english,
- go in to detail,
- un ravel,
- de-scribing,
- went in to detail,
- un-tangling,
- un-tangle,
- re-solved,
- dis closing,
- re-veal,
- trans-lated,
- un-ravel,
- goes in to detail,
- going in to detail,
- putting across,
- dis-close,
- re solve,
- para phrases,
- ex-plains,
- puts plain english,
- de scribes,
- un tangles,
- de-ciphered,
- putting plain english,
- ex plicate,
- un-raveled,
- de fine,
- de-fines,
- para-phrasing,
- de-fined,
- dis-closing,
- ex-plicates,
- un-ravelling,
- re-solves,
- re-solve,
- un raveled,
- went into detail,
- un tangling,
- ex plains,
- de-ciphers,
- brake down,
- throw light up on,
- para phrase,
- ex plained,
- trans late,
- ex-plaining,
- un-ravels,
- de ciphered,
- para phrasing,
- un ravels,
- broke down,
- re-solving,
- ex-plicating,
- un-tangled,
- de-scribes,
- un tangle,
- re veals,
- de-scribed,
- para-phrase,
- para-phrases,
- re-veals,
- un ravelling,
- dis-closed,
- un tangled,
- de-cipher,
- un-tangles,
- throws light upon,
- para phrased,
- ex-plicate,
- de scribed,
- de fining,
- dis-closes,
- throwing light up on,
- made plain,
- dis closed,
- ex plaining,
- de ciphering,
- un ravelled,
- ex-plicated,
- ex plicated,
- going into detail,
- threw light upon,
- puts across,
- un-raveling,
- un raveling,
- de-fine,
- dis close,
- para-phrased.
- metastasizes,
- soaks through,
- metastasizing,
- osmosing,
- soaking through,
- Osmoses,
- soaked through,
- osmosed.
- licking into shape,
- co aching,
- puts through mill,
- makes presentable,
- shaping up,
- re-fresh,
- making presentable,
- smartening up,
- lick in to shape,
- slicking up,
- made presentable,
- re-adies,
- smartens up,
- spiffing up,
- co-aching,
- Primming,
- re freshes,
- makes attractive,
- co-ached,
- rubbed down,
- re adies,
- putting through grind,
- licks into shape,
- making attractive,
- rubbing down,
- licking in to shape,
- Primmed,
- prettying up,
- licked into shape,
- made attractive,
- licks in to shape,
- re fresh,
- pretties up,
- prettied up,
- licked in to shape,
- rubs down,
- puts through grind,
- co ached,
- spiffs up,
- slicks up,
- re-freshes,
- shapes up,
- putting through mill.
- temper,
- make clear,
- sleek,
- slick.
- pre-pared,
- pre pared,
- pre-pare,
- pro-cesses,
- trans formed,
- pro cess,
- pro cesses,
- pre-paring,
- pro-cessing,
- trans-formed,
- pro cessing,
- trans forming,
- trans form,
- taking care of,
- pro-cess,
- pre pare,
- pro cessed,
- trans forms,
- makes ready,
- pre paring,
- trans-forms,
- pro-cessed,
- trans-forming,
- pre pares,
- trans-form.
- re-phrase,
- blue-pencilled,
- re phrased,
- re arranging,
- re-phrased,
- re arrange,
- bluepenciled,
- bluepencilled,
- re phrase,
- blue pencilled,
- re-arranges,
- removing errors,
- blue penciled,
- re-arranged,
- re-phrasing,
- blue-pencilling,
- re phrases,
- bluepencils,
- blue-penciled,
- re-arranging,
- blue penciling,
- blue pencilling,
- re-phrases,
- bluepencilling,
- removes errors,
- bluepencil,
- re-arrange,
- re phrasing,
- re arranged,
- re arranges,
- blue pencils,
- bluepenciling,
- removed errors.
- re curved,
- re curving,
- re-curve,
- re curves,
- re-curving,
- re-curves,
- re curve,
- whorling,
- recurves,
- re-curved.
Other synonyms:
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- work up.
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- perfect.
- tidy up,
- edulcorates,
- straightened up,
- Edulcorating,
- edulcorate,
- shake out,
- rout out,
- hackles,
- winnowing,
- shampoo,
- deterge,
- Hackled,
- hackle,
- winnow,
- expunge,
- Elutriate,
- Shampooed,
- shampoos,
- Deterging,
- Elutriating,
- Edulcorated,
- vacuumed,
- tidied up,
- Soaped,
- vacuuming,
- straighten up,
- soap,
- tidying up,
- Absterge,
- straightens up,
- clear decks,
- Soaping,
- Shampooing,
- Hackling,
- routing out.
- round out,
- ultimates,
- put to bed,
- rounded out,
- bring to maturity,
- go through with,
- do thoroughly,
- makes up,
- call it a day,
- sewed up,
- Ultimating,
- carry off,
- carried off,
- go the limit,
- bringing to fruition,
- get through,
- making good,
- rounding out,
- bring to fruition,
- sew up,
- call a day,
- Ultimated,
- go whole hog,
- got through,
- made good,
- make good.
Paraphrases for Refine:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
refined.
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Proper noun, singular
refining.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
healthier, perfect, further, well-developed.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
ameliorating, bettering, polishing.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
enhances.
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Verb, base form
redefine, hone, lay, streamline, defining, optimize, ameliorate, deepen, delineate, augment, readjust, delimit, perfect, amend, Amending, rationalize, realign, pinpoint, optimise, rectify, modify, broaden, articulate, reshape, finalise, re-engineer, demarcate, revamp, restrain, narrow, polish, ascertain, reorient, confine, revisit.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
fine-tune, Perfecting.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Refine:
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v.
Refine Sentence Examples:
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Her laws are so strong, that it is in vain for us to go to oppose them; we may refine and improve, but can never totally alter her works.
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Certain goldsmiths of London were therefore ordered to be called in to advise and to refine one or two of each kind of florin, so as to rate the fine gold in them according to the true value.
Homophones for Refine:
- repine, revenue, ribbon, ruffian, ripen, ribbony, robinia, riffian, rapine, reopen, reuben, raven, rivina, robin, ravenna, ravine, rope in, rpm.