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v. 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"

refine

v. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"

refine, separate into pure constituents

v. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"

polish, refine, fine-tune, down

v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"

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inflate

v. increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; "inflate the currency"

blow up, enlarge, magnify

v. make large; "blow up an image"

extend

v. prolong the time allowed for payment of; "extend the loan"

augment

v. enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

process, treat

v. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

puree, strain

v. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

work, work on, process

v. shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

complete

v. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"

edit, redact

v. prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

gloss

v. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

edit

v. supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

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simplify

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

sum up, summarize, summarise, resume

v. give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

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