overrefining

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• overrefining — v. overly refine; be excessively or undesirably fastidious about small refinements (especially regarding subtle points of an argument) …   English contemporary dictionary

• overrefine — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 refine too much. 2 make too subtle distinctions in (an argument etc.). * * * verb refine too much or with excess of subtlety He is overrefining this matter • Syn: ↑over refine • Derivationally related forms: ↑overrefinement… …   Useful english dictionary

• overrefine — /oh veuhr ri fuyn /, v.t., overrefined, overrefining. to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions. [1705 15; OVER + REFINE] * * * …   Universalium

• thin — vb Thin, attenuate, extenuate, dilute, rarefy. Thin is the most inclusive of these terms and is interchangeable with any of the others, though not without some loss of precision or of specific connotations. Basically it implies reduction in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• overrefine — /oʊvərəˈfaɪn/ (say ohvuhruh fuyn) verb (t) (overrefined, overrefining) to refine excessively …  

• излишняя очистка — избыточная очистка (нефти) — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы избыточная очистка (нефти) EN overrefining …   Справочник технического переводчика

• over-refine — verb refine too much or with excess of subtlety He is overrefining this matter • Syn: ↑overrefine • Derivationally related forms: ↑overrefinement (for: ↑overrefine) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary