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refine

Refine vs Ameliorate - What's the difference?

refine | ameliorate |


As verbs the difference between refine and ameliorate

is that refine is while ameliorate is to make better, to improve.

Crude vs Refine - What's the difference?

crude | refine |


As an adjective crude

is being in a natural state.

As a noun crude

is any substance in its natural state.

As a verb 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.

Refine vs Rework - What's the difference?

refine | rework |


As verbs the difference between refine and rework

is that refine is while rework is to redo, correct, or rebuild.

As a noun rework is

the act of redoing, correcting, or rebuilding.

Restrain vs Refine - What's the difference?

restrain | refine |


As verbs the difference between restrain and refine

is that restrain is   to control or keep in check while refine is .

Refine vs Gentle - What's the difference?

refine | gentle |


As verbs the difference between refine and gentle

is that refine is while gentle is to become gentle.

As an adjective gentle is

tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.

As a noun gentle is

(archaic) a person of high birth.

Manage vs Refine - What's the difference?

manage | refine |


As verbs the difference between manage and refine

is that manage is to direct or be in charge of while refine is .

As a noun manage

is the act of managing or controlling something.

Refine vs Reification - What's the difference?

refine | reification |


As a verb 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.

As a noun reification is

the consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.

Refine vs Reify - What's the difference?

refine | reify |


As verbs the difference between refine and reify

is that refine is while reify is to regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing.

Distillation vs Refine - What's the difference?

distillation | refine |


As a noun distillation

is distillation.

As a verb refine is

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Refine vs Forge - What's the difference?

refine | forge |


As verbs the difference between refine and forge

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 forge is to shape a metal by heating and hammering.

As a noun forge is

furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.

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