v.
1.improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
2.make more complex, intricate, or richer
3.treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
4.reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
5.attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying
6.make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
Idiom of the Day
cut both ways
to serve both sides of an argument
What the man said cuts both ways and we should think carefully about it.