fine-tune v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {refine}, {down}] 2: adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" [syn: {tweak}] 3: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" [syn: {calibrate}, {graduate}]