Synonyms for re fine
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ri-fahyn |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfaɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for re fine Other synonyms for the word re fine
- abrade
- absolve
- absterge
- account for
- acculturate
- actualize
- adorn
- aerate
- aerify
- aggrandize
- aid
- ameliorate
- amend
- amplify
- analyze
- animate
- annotate
- arch
- atone
- attenuate
- augment
- bath
- beautify
- bedeck
- beef up
- best
- blot
- blue-pencil
- boil down
- boost
- bow
- break down
- break up
- brew
- brighten
- bring on
- bring out
- bring to fruition
- bring to maturity
- bring up
- broaden
- brownnose
- brush
- brush up
- build
- build up
- buoy up
- burn off
- burnish
- butter up
- call it a day
- cap
- carry off
- carry out
- cauterize
- chasten
- check
- cheer
- cherish
- civilize
- clarify
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- clear the decks
- clear up
- close
- coach
- coat
- coil
- comb
- come around
- comment
- complete
- complicate
- concentrate
- conclude
- concoct
- condense
- construe
- consummate
- convalesce
- convert
- convolute
- cook
- correct
- court
- crook
- crown
- cultivate
- curl
- curry
- curve
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- cut to the bone
- deal with
- decipher
- deck
- decontaminate
- decorate
- decrease
- deepen
- define
- delete
- demonstrate
- deodorize
- depurate
- depurgate
- describe
- deterge
- determine
- develop
- devise
- devote oneself to
- diagram
- dilate
- diminish
- discharge
- discipline
- disclose
- discuss
- disencumber
- disengage
- disentangle
- disinfect
- disperse
- dispose of
- distill
- do
- do thoroughly
- do up
- doctor
- doctor up
- drain
- dredge
- dress
- dribble
- drill
- drip
- drop
- dust
- edify
- edit
- educate
- edulcorate
- effect
- effectuate
- elaborate
- elate
- elevate
- eliminate
- elucidate
- elutriate
- emaciate
- embellish
- emend
- empty
- encourage
- end
- endow
- enhance
- enlarge
- enlighten
- ennoble
- enrich
- equip
- erase
- erode
- escape
- ethicize
- evaporate
- even
- evolve
- exceed
- excel
- excite
- exculpate
- excuse
- execute
- exhilarate
- exonerate
- expand
- expatiate
- expiate
- explain
- explicate
- exploit
- expound
- express
- expunge
- expurgate
- extend
- extenuate
- extract
- extricate
- exude
- face
- ferment
- figure in
- fill
- filter
- filtrate
- finalize
- finish
- flatten
- flesh out
- flush
- form
- forward
- foster
- free
- fulfill
- fumigate
- furbish
- furnish
- further
- gain ground
- garnish
- get across
- get in with
- get next to
- get on good side of
- get through
- get to the meat
- gild
- glaze
- glorify
- gloss
- go into detail
- go over
- go the limit
- go through with
- go whole hog
- grace
- grade
- grate
- hackle
- halt
- handle
- hearten
- heighten
- help
- help forward
- hike up
- hone
- hop up
- humanize
- idealize
- illustrate
- improve
- increase
- indoctrinate
- inform
- infuse
- inspire
- instruct
- intensify
- interpret
- iron
- irrigate
- jack up
- jazz up
- justify
- lace
- lacquer
- launder
- lave
- lay
- leak
- lengthen
- level
- lick into shape
- lift
- lift up
- lighten
- look up
- loop
- loosen
- lose
- lustrate
- magnify
- make attractive
- make clear
- make good
- make improvement
- make plain
- make presentable
- make ready
- make rich
- make strides
- make uniform
- make up
- manifest
- materialize
- mature
- meliorate
- mend
- metastasize
- mold
- mop
- neaten
- needle
- nourish
- nurse
- nurture
- ooze
- open
- ornament
- osmose
- outshine
- outstrip
- oxygenate
- pad
- paraphrase
- parlay
- particularize
- patronize
- penetrate
- percolate
- perfect
- perform
- perk up
- permeate
- pick
- pick up
- plane
- play up to
- point out
- polish
- pour it on
- precipitate
- preen
- prep
- prepare
- press
- press out
- pretty up
- prim
- prime
- primp
- process
- produce
- progress
- promote
- prune
- purge
- purify
- pursue
- put across
- put finishing touch on
- put in plain English
- put through grind
- put through mill
- put to bed
- pyramid
- raise
- rake
- rally
- rarefy
- rarify
- rasp
- rationalize
- raze
- read
- ready
- realize
- rear
- rearrange
- reclaim
- recover
- rectify
- recuperate
- recurve
- redeem
- reduce
- refine
- reform
- refresh
- remit
- remove errors
- render
- rephrase
- resolve
- restore
- revamp
- reveal
- revise
- rid
- riddle
- rinse
- rise
- round
- round off
- round out
- rouse
- rout out
- rub down
- rule out
- run after
- run up
- sanctify
- sand
- sanitize
- scald
- scour
- scrape
- screen
- scrub
- seek friendship
- seep
- separate
- set right
- settle
- sew up
- shake off
- shake out
- shampoo
- shape
- shape up
- sharpen
- shave
- shine up to
- shrive
- sieve
- sift
- skyrocket
- sleek
- slick
- slick up
- smarten up
- smooth
- soak
- soak through
- soap
- solve
- sophisticate
- soup up
- specify
- spell out
- spiff up
- spike
- spiritualize
- sponge
- spread
- spruce up
- squeeze out
- stain
- steam
- step up
- sterilize
- straighten out
- straighten up
- strain
- strengthen
- stretch
- strike out
- sublimate
- suck up to
- supplement
- support
- surpass
- swab
- sweep
- sweeten
- take care of
- take off
- take pains with
- tame
- teach
- tell
- temper
- tend
- terminate
- texture
- throw light upon
- throw off
- tidy
- tidy up
- top
- touch up
- train
- transcend
- transform
- translate
- treat
- trickle
- trim
- turn out
- turn the corner
- ultimate
- unblock
- unburden
- unclog
- unfold
- unload
- unloose
- unpack
- unravel
- untangle
- untie
- up
- update
- upgrade
- uphold
- uplift
- vacate
- vacuum
- vaporize
- varnish
- veneer
- void
- volatilize
- wash
- water
- water down
- wax
- weaken
- weed out
- whisk
- whorl
- widen
- wind up
- winnow
- wipe
- work out
- wrap up
Définition of re fine
Origin :- 1580s, of metals, c.1590 of manners, from re-, intensive prefix, + obsolete fine (v.) "make fine," from fine (adj.) "delicate." Cf. French raffiner, Italian raffinare, Spanish refinar. General and figurative sense is recorded from 1590s; of sugar, from 1610s. Related: Refined; refining.
- As in improve : verb make or become better
- As in perfect : verb polish; achieve
- As in polish : verb improve performance, look
- As in process : verb subject to series of actions to achieve result
- As in proofread : verb copyedit
- As in purify : verb free; make clean
- As in refine : verb purify
- As in refine : verb perfect, polish
- As in round : verb make curved; remove angles
- As in smooth : verb make level
- As in strain : verb filter
- As in thin : verb make diluted or less dense
- As in better : verb improve performance; outdo
- As in humanize : verb acculturate
- As in sensitize : verb stimulate
- As in sublimate : verb purify
- As in civilize : verb make cultured; develop
- As in lustrate : verb purify
- As in clarify : verb purify
- As in clean : verb make undirty, uncluttered
- As in cleanse : verb make undirty; wash
- As in clear : verb clean, clear away
- As in rarefy : verb thin
- As in unblock : verb clear
- As in complete : verb carry out action
- As in cultivate : verb enrich situation; give special attention
- As in cultivate : verb nurture, take care of
- As in develop : verb expand, work out
- As in distill : verb make pure; draw out something
- As in elaborate : verb make detailed; expand
- As in elevate : verb raise spirits
- As in enrich : verb improve, embellish
- As in explain : verb make clear; give a reason for
- As in file : verb rub down, grind
- As in filter : verb separate to refine; seep through
- As in finish : verb put a coating on; perfect
- As in groom : verb make ready, prepare physically
Antonyms for re fine
- abandon
- abridge
- add
- adulterate
- aggravate
- agitate
- be inferior
- be vague
- bear
- beef up
- begin
- blame
- block
- blow
- bring down
- build
- burden
- calm
- cease
- charge
- check
- circumscribe
- cloud
- clutter
- coarsen
- collect
- combine
- commence
- complicate
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- condemn
- condense
- confine
- confuse
- construct
- continue
- contract
- corrupt
- create
- curtail
- cut
- damage
- darken
- deaden
- decline
- decrease
- deface
- defile
- demote
- denounce
- deplete
- deprecate
- depress
- descend
- destroy
- deteriorate
- develop
- diminish
- dirty
- disarrange
- discontinue
- discourage
- disdain
- disgrace
- dishearten
- disorder
- distort
- distress
- drop
- dull
- encourage
- end
- enlarge
- entangle
- extend
- fail
- fall behind
- fill
- find guilty
- forget
- foul
- get worse
- give up
- grow
- halt
- harm
- hide
- hinder
- hit
- hold
- hurt
- idle
- ignore
- impair
- impede
- impoverish
- incite
- increase
- incriminate
- indulge
- initiate
- injure
- introduce
- irritate
- keep
- laze
- learn
- leave
- lessen
- load
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- make simple
- mess up
- mislead
- misrepresent
- miss
- misunderstand
- muddle
- muddy
- mystify
- narrow
- neglect
- not finish
- obscure
- obstruct
- open
- oppose
- perplex
- pile up
- placate
- pollute
- pour
- praise
- preserve
- push down
- question
- raise
- recede
- reduce
- remain
- repress
- rest
- retain
- retreat
- retrogress
- roughen
- ruin
- run into
- sanction
- save
- sentence
- shame
- shorten
- shrink
- simplify
- soil
- soothe
- spend
- spoil
- spot
- spurn
- stagnate
- stain
- start
- stop
- store
- straighten
- strengthen
- strip
- take
- tangle
- thicken
- trouble
- uncover
- unsettle
- upset
- weaken
- withhold
- wonder
- worsen
- wrinkle
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