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pėr|pun|i'm nm ger 1 < pėrpuno'·n, pėrpuno'·het 2 treatment, refinement

pėr|pun|o'·n vt 1 to work on [ ] to yield a desired result: process [ ], refine [oil], revise [a manuscript], process [fruit], treat [milk], perfect [a plan] 2 [Pej] to work on [someone] to do something in one's own interest: attempt to influence [ ]

pėr|pun|u'a|r adj (i) refined, improved, revised; processed, treated, wrought