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overrefine

Verb (usu participle)

o=ver=re=fine

WORDNET DICTIONARY

overrefine(v = verb.change) over-refine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"

is one way to down, fine-tune, polish, refine

Derived form noun overrefinement₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

overrefine, v. t.

To refine too much. [1913 Webster]

overrefine, v.tr. (also absol.)
1 refine too much.
2 make too subtle distinctions in (an argument etc.).

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