Overrefine: alternatives and connections

To refine.

To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or…

usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

To purify from errors or faults; to refine.

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

To purify or refine chemically.

To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine.

To refine by means of a cupel.

To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine.

To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a painting or a…

The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the…

A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction.

To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold.

That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.

any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)

Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.

To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or civilize.

with considerable certainty; without much doubt; "He is probably out of the country"; "in all likelihood we are headed for war"