SINCE 1828
fine-tune
verb
\ ˈfīn-ˈtün
\
\
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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fine-tune
verb
English Language Learners Definition of fine-tune
: to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right
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