refine vs develop

refine and develop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
refine	No	No	Yes	No
develop	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, develop is a hyponym of refine; that is, develop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refine:

refine: make more complex, intricate, or richer
develop: elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme

Other hyponyms of refine include involve, sophisticate.

refine (verb)	develop (verb)
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing	grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition	cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying	happen
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of	change the use of and make available or usable
make more complex, intricate, or richer	be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
	gain through experience
	become technologically advanced
	grow emotionally or mature
	expand in the form of a series
	elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
	create by training and teaching
	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
	move into a strategically more advantageous position
	move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
	superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
	work out
	make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
	generate gradually
	make visible by means of chemical solutions
	come into existence; take on form or shape