refine
/ɹɪˈfaɪn/
verb
🇬🇧 UK
/ɹɪˈfaɪn/
🇺🇸 US
/ɹɪˈfaɪn/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
“to refine gold”
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Meaning 2 · verb
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
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Meaning 3 · verb
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
“a refined style”
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Meaning 4 · verb
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
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Meaning 5 · verb
To make nice or subtle.
“to refine someone's language”
How this word is used
- Everyday “to refine gold”
- General “a refined style”
- General “to refine someone's language”
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