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refine vs educate

educate vs refine

refine and educate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
refine No No Yes No
educate No No Yes No
As verbs, educate is a hyponym of refine; that is, educate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refine:
  • refine: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
  • educate: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
Other hyponyms of refine include over-refine, overrefine, civilise, civilize, cultivate, school, train.
refine (verb) educate (verb)
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities create by training and teaching
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing give an education to
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
make more complex, intricate, or richer
Difference between refine and educate

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