refining

Definition of Refining in English :

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Noun

1. purification, refinement, refining

the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Refining

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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

Refining

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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

Refining

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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.

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