fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes
Definition of fine-tune
1a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations
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The first known use of fine-tune was in 1959
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