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overrefineenUK
o·ver·re·fine O0190000 (ō′vər-rĭ-fīn′)tr.v. o·ver·re·fined, o·ver·re·fin·ing, o·ver·re·fines To refine beyond a desired or appropriate point.
o′ver·re·fined′ adj.o′ver·re·fine′ment n.overrefine (ˌəʊvərɪˈfaɪn) vb1. to refine (something) to excess2. (intr) to make excessively fine distinctions ˌoverreˈfinement noverrefine
Past participle: overrefined
Gerund: overrefining
| Imperative | overrefineoverrefine |
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| Present | I overrefineyou overrefinehe/she/it overrefineswe overrefineyou overrefinethey overrefine |
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| Preterite | I overrefinedyou overrefinedhe/she/it overrefinedwe overrefinedyou overrefinedthey overrefined |
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| Present Continuous | I am overrefiningyou are overrefininghe/she/it is overrefiningwe are overrefiningyou are overrefiningthey are overrefining |
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| Present Perfect | I have overrefinedyou have overrefinedhe/she/it has overrefinedwe have overrefinedyou have overrefinedthey have overrefined |
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| Past Continuous | I was overrefiningyou were overrefininghe/she/it was overrefiningwe were overrefiningyou were overrefiningthey were overrefining |
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| Past Perfect | I had overrefinedyou had overrefinedhe/she/it had overrefinedwe had overrefinedyou had overrefinedthey had overrefined |
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| Future | I will overrefineyou will overrefinehe/she/it will overrefinewe will overrefineyou will overrefinethey will overrefine |
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| Future Perfect | I will have overrefinedyou will have overrefinedhe/she/it will have overrefinedwe will have overrefinedyou will have overrefinedthey will have overrefined |
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| Future Continuous | I will be overrefiningyou will be overrefininghe/she/it will be overrefiningwe will be overrefiningyou will be overrefiningthey will be overrefining |
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| Present Perfect Continuous | I have been overrefiningyou have been overrefininghe/she/it has been overrefiningwe have been overrefiningyou have been overrefiningthey have been overrefining |
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| Future Perfect Continuous | I will have been overrefiningyou will have been overrefininghe/she/it will have been overrefiningwe will have been overrefiningyou will have been overrefiningthey will have been overrefining |
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| Past Perfect Continuous | I had been overrefiningyou had been overrefininghe/she/it had been overrefiningwe had been overrefiningyou had been overrefiningthey had been overrefining |
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| Conditional | I would overrefineyou would overrefinehe/she/it would overrefinewe would overrefineyou would overrefinethey would overrefine |
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| Past Conditional | I would have overrefinedyou would have overrefinedhe/she/it would have overrefinedwe would have overrefinedyou would have overrefinedthey would have overrefined |
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Thesaurus| Verb | 1.overrefine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"over-refinefine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" |
overrefineenUK
Synonyms for overrefineverb refine too much or with excess of subtletySynonymsRelated Words- fine-tune
- refine
- polish
- down
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