refine

  • 91clarify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. filter, refine, purify; render; explain, elucidate, throw light on, clear up. See purity, interpretation. Ant., cloud, obfuscate, confuse. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To explain] Syn. interpret, define …

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  • 92cultivate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. farm, till, work, grow, develop; civilize, refine; pursue, court; foster, advance, cherish. See agriculture, improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To plant] Syn. till, plow, work the soil, grow; see… …

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  • 93elaborate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. work out, develop, devise, perfect, embellish, refine. See completion, variegation. adj. labored, studied, complicated, detailed, painstaking, finished, perfected; intricate, involved. See disorder.… …

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  • 94filter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. filtrate, strain, sieve; percolate, pass through; purify, refine, leach. See cleanness, egress. n. strainer, sifter, sieve, screen, percolator; cheesecloth; optical or audio filter. See opening,… …

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  • 95sublimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elevate, exalt; vaporize; divert, channel, transform, convert. See greatness, purity, levity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To purify] Syn. cleanse, refine, uphold; see clean , purify . 2. [To divert] Syn …

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  • 96κεκομψευμένα — κομψεύω refine upon perf part mp neut nom/voc/acc pl κεκομψευμένᾱ , κομψεύω refine upon perf part mp fem nom/voc/acc dual κεκομψευμένᾱ , κομψεύω refine upon perf part mp fem nom/voc sg (doric aeolic) …

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  • 97κομψεύσῃ — κομψεύω refine upon aor subj mid 2nd sg κομψεύω refine upon aor subj act 3rd sg κομψεύω refine upon fut ind mid 2nd sg …

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  • 98Affine — Af*fine , v. t. [F. affiner to refine; ? (L. ad) + fin fine. See {Fine}.] To refine. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99Civilize — Civ i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil. See {Civil}.] 1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.… …

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  • 100Civilized — Civilize Civ i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil. See {Civil}.] 1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to… …

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