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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Once the necessary genes are identified, the team hopes that fine-tuning their activity will increase biomass yield. ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025 Expanding the workforce and fine-tuning technology will take years. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 By allowing users to fine-tune and adjust AI outputs, product managers can maintain a level of trust while still benefiting from the time savings and efficiency gains that AI offers. Stephen Wunker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 However, experts remain confident in the country’s safe skies and the ability to fine-tune the critical aspects of flying after learning from these incidents. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 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 10 Apr. 2025.

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