fine-tune

[fahyn-toon, -tyoon]

verb (used with object)

fine-tuned, fine-tuning 

1. to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.

2. tune.

3. to make minor adjustments in so as to produce stability, improvement, or the precise results desired.

   to fine-tune the nation's economy.

fine-tune

verb

1. (tr) to make fine adjustments to (something) in order to obtain optimum performance

Other Word Forms

• fine-tuner noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fine-tune¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Everything can be monitored and adjusted through the companion app, so you can fine-tune without hovering.

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By the end of his run there, Kupp was a seasoned elder statesman, still contributing but also helping younger players fine-tune their game.

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Dennett said Endolith’s approach is different because it combines adaptive laboratory evolution, cloud computing and advanced genomics to fine-tune conditions under which microbes thrive in a way that rival processes haven’t.

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But one analyst says it’s “difficult” to recommend that investors go all-in on the stock, mainly because Tesla has a lot of fine-tuning to do.

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The plant accomplishes this by fine-tuning its photosynthetic system to resist the damaging effects of heat.

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Related Words

• adjust 
• calibrate 
• tweak