HyperDic: overrefine

English > 1 sense of the word overrefine:
VERBchangeoverrefine, over-refinerefine too much or with excess of subtlety
English > overrefine: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaningrefine too much or with excess of subtlety.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymover-refine
Broaderpolish, refine, fine-tune, downimprove or perfect by pruning or polishing
Nounsoverrefinementthe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

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