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refinement
noun (CHANGE) /rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/Definition
› [U] the process of making a substance pure: The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.Correcting and mendingEditing and compilingIndustrial processing › [C or U] a small change that improves something: These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent. Clearly, the hypothesis does need some refinement, in the light of these surprising results.Becoming betterMaking things betterMaking progress and advancingChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
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Synonyms and related words:
- clean sth up phrasal verb (CRIME)
- correction noun (CHANGE)
- fiddle (about/around) with sth phrasal verb
- fine-tune verb
- fix sth up phrasal verb (REPAIR)
- I tell a lie idiom
- patch verb (PIECE OF MATERIAL)
- put/set sb right idiom
- recondition verb
- reconstruct verb
- reconstruction noun
- refine verb
- refit verb
- remedy verb
- revised adjective
- troubleshooting noun
- tune (sth) up phrasal verb (ENGINE)
- tune verb (ENGINE)
- under repair idiom
- work on sth phrasal verb
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