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| VERB | 1 | fine-tune, polish, refine, down | Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
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| 2 | fine-tune, tweak | Adjust finely | |
| 3 | fine-tune, calibrate, graduate | Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring |
| Meaning | Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | polish, refine, down |
| Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
| Narrower | overrefine, over-refine; educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise |
| Meaning | Adjust finely. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "fine-tune the engine" |
| Synonyms | tweak |
| Broader | tune, tune up |
| Meaning | Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | calibrate, graduate |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct |
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