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Refine

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Verb

1. down, fine-tune, polish, refine

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Example Sentences:
'refine one's style of writing'

2. complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine

make more complex, intricate, or richer

Example Sentences:
'refine a design or pattern'

3. refine

treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

Example Sentences:
'refine paper stock'
'refine pig iron'
'refine oil'

4. rectify, refine

reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

Example Sentences:
'refine sugar'

5. refine

attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying

Example Sentences:
'many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet'

6. refine

make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

Example Sentences:
'refine a method of analysis'
'refine the constant in the equation'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Refine

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verb
1. 
to make or become free from impurities, sediment, or other foreign matter; purify
2. (transitive)
to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents, as in an oil refinery
3. 
to make or become free from coarse characteristics; make or become elegant or polished
4. (transitive; often foll by out)
to remove (something impure or extraneous)
5. (intr; often foll by on or upon)
to enlarge or improve (upon) by making subtle or fine distinctions
6. (transitive)
to make (language) more subtle or polished

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Refine

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verb transitiveWord forms: reˈfined or reˈfining
1. 
to make fine or pure; free from impurities, dross, alloy, sediment, etc.; purify; clarify
2. 
to free from imperfection, coarseness, crudeness, etc.; make more elegant or cultivated; impart polish to
3. 
to make more subtle or precise
verb intransitive
4. 
to become fine or pure; become free from impurities, etc.
5. 
to become more polished or elegant
6. 
to use subtleties and fine distinctions in thinking or speaking

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Refine

see synonyms of refine
v. re·fined, re·fin·ing, re·fines
v.tr.
1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.
2. To remove by purifying.
3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics: refined his manners; refined her speaking style.
v.intr.
1. To become free of impurities.
2. To acquire polish or elegance.
3. To use precise distinctions and subtlety in thought or speech.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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