refine

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Learn the meaning of refine with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

refine

(verb)

Meaning

make something better by small changes

Example

"She refined her drawing by adding details."

Synonyms

improvepolishenhance

Antonyms

worsendamage

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'refinire', meaning to make fine again.
Related word forms
  • noun: refinement
  • adjective: refined