refining

Definitions

The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance, such as metal, oil, or sugar.

The act of improving something by making small changes to make it more polished, precise, or sophisticated.

The process of becoming more cultured, elegant, or polite in manners or taste.

Examples

The chef spent hours refining the recipe to ensure the flavors were perfectly balanced.

She is currently refining her presentation skills before the upcoming industry conference.

Synonyms

polishing improving perfecting purifying enhancing clarifying cultivating

Antonyms

corrupting worsening polluting degrading spoiling marring damaging