verb
Meaning 1
To refine to an excessive degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overrefine
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verb
Meaning 2
refine too much or with excess of subtlety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He is overrefining this matter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: over-refine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polish, refine, fine-tune, down
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English refine English overrefine From over- + refine.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: przerafinować — to refine to an excessive degree