refine :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

free from impurities

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

separate into pure constituents

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

elaborate, complicate

v. make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

polish, fine down, make elegant

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

strain, filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out

v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

work, process, work on

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

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

enlarge, magnify, blow up

v. make large; "blow up an image"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

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"

complement, complete

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

edit, redact, change a text

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"

polish, gloss, burnish

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

cut, edit, edit out

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"

simplify, make easier, make simpler

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

resume, sum up, summarize

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

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

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

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