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Synonyms for refine
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
make more complex, intricate, or richer
Refine a design or pattern.
The true synonym
elaborate
Same sentence, swapped: Elaborate a design or pattern.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for refine as it is used in the sentence above.
- rectify
- alienate
- revolutionize
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