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Definition of perfect verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perfect

verb
 
/pəˈfekt/
 
/pərˈfekt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they perfect
 
/pəˈfekt/
 
/pərˈfekt/
he / she / it perfects
 
/pəˈfekts/
 
/pərˈfekts/
past simple perfected
 
/pəˈfektɪd/
 
/pərˈfektɪd/
past participle perfected
 
/pəˈfektɪd/
 
/pərˈfektɪd/
-ing form perfecting
 
/pəˈfektɪŋ/
 
/pərˈfektɪŋ/
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  1. perfect something to make something perfect or as good as you can
    • As a musician, she has spent years perfecting her technique.
    • They have perfected the art of winemaking.
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French perfet, from Latin perfectus ‘completed’, from the verb perficere, from per- ‘through, completely’ + facere ‘do’.
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