| VERB | change | overrefine, over-refine | refine too much or with excess of subtlety |
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| Meaning | refine too much or with excess of subtlety. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | over-refine | |
| Broader | polish, refine, fine-tune, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
| Nouns | overrefinement | the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean |
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