Refine
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar. To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings. To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence. To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.
Example sentence: I do all my coloring on PhotoShop - it's good and bad: It helped refine my color, but I do miss the texture and organic quality of the traditional.
Rectify
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To correct or amend something.To purify or refine, especially by distillation.To convert alternating current into direct current.To add water to alcoholic spirit to adjust its proof.
Example sentence: Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.