fine-tune

verb

fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes

transitive verb

1
a
: 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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Farmers must also balance grains and fiber to fine-tune their cows’ diets for maximum health and productivity. Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Want to learn how to make the perfect latte or fine-tune your baking skills? Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025 With a companion app and remote control, users can easily customize volume levels, switch between sound modes and fine-tune their listening experience in real time. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025 Fortunately, the current H5N1 pathogen has not yet fine-tuned that side of its biology. New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fine-tune 

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of fine-tune was in 1959

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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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