refine (v.)

• abate
• abrade
• abstract
• acculturate
• advance
• ameliorate
• amend
• bate
• beautify
• better
• bolt
• boost
• carve
• chisel
• civilize
• clarify
• cleanse
• clear
• concentrate
• convert
• cultivate
• curtail
• decoct
• decontaminate
• decrease
• deduct
• defrost
• depreciate
• derogate
• detract
• develop
• diminish
• disparage
• distill
• drain
• edify
• educate
• edulcorate
• elaborate
• elevate
• elute
• embellish
• emend
• enhance
• enlighten
• enrich
• erode
• evolve
• excite
• express
• extract
• fatten
• favor
• filter
• filtrate
• finish
• flux
• focus
• forward
• foster
• fuse
• grow
• harvest
• hone
• impair
• improve
• infuse
• lard
• leach
• lessen
• lift
• machine
• mature
• meliorate
• melt
• mend
• mill
• mine
• narrow
• nurture
• oversimplify
• percolate
• perfect
• polish
• process
• promote
• pump
• purify
• quicken
• raise
• rear
• rectify
• reduce
• reform
• remove
• render
• retrench
• ripen
• round
• run
• screen
• season
• sensibilize
• sensitize
• separate
• sharpen
• shorten
• sieve
• sift
• simplify
• sleek
• slick
• smelt
• smooth
• soak
• socialize
• spiritualize
• steep
• stimulate
• stir
• strain
• streamline
• sublimate
• sublime
• subtilize
• subtract
• thaw
• thin
• transfigure
• transform
• try
• unfreeze
• upgrade
• uplift
• weed
• whet
• winnow
• withdraw
• wring