Hone is a synonym of refine.
As verbs the difference between refine and hone
is that
refine is to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify while
hone is to sharpen with a
hone.
As a noun hone is
a sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
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refine English
Verb
( refin)
To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify
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To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish.
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To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.
Related terms
* refinement
* refiner
* refinery
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hone English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ).
Noun
( en noun)
A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
Derived terms
* hone slate
* hone stone
Verb
To sharpen with a hone .
To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
To refine or master (a skill).
To make more acute, intense, or effective.
To pine; to lament; to long.
- (Lamb)
See also
* grit
* sandpaper
* steel
* strop
* swarf
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic word for "a knob".
Noun
( en noun)
A kind of swelling in the cheek.
Derived terms
* honewort
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