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refine (verb)

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  • refine — ► VERB 1) remove impurities or unwanted elements from. 2) make minor changes so as to improve (a theory or method). DERIVATIVES refiner noun …   English terms dictionary

  • refine — verb /ɹɪˈfaɪn/ a) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar …   Wiktionary

  • refine — verb ADVERB ▪ slightly ▪ greatly ▪ further ▪ increasingly ▪ constantly, continually, continuousl …   Collocations dictionary

  • refine — verb (refined; refining) Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to free (as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material 2. to free from moral imperfection ; elevate 3. to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing < refine a poetic style >… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • refine — I verb advance, amend, better, clarify, cleanse, clear, correct, cultivate, develop, edit, elaborate, elevate, emend, enhance, filter, filtrate, improve, improve upon, make improvements, meliorate, modify, perfect, polish, purify, rectify,… …   Law dictionary

  • refine — UK US /rɪˈfaɪn/ verb [T] ► PRODUCTION to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: »Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. ► to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small… …   Financial and business terms

  • refine — verb 1) refining our cereal foods Syn: purify, process, treat 2) helping students to refine their language skills Syn: improve, perfect, polish (up), hone, fine tune …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • refine — verb 1) refining our cereal foods Syn: purify, filter, distil, process, treat 2) helping students to refine their skills Syn: improve, perfect, polish (up), hone, fine tune …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • refine — verb 1》 remove impurities or unwanted elements from. 2》 make minor changes so as to improve (a theory or method). 3》 [as adjective refined] elegant and cultured. Derivatives refiner noun Origin C16: from re + the verb fine1, influenced by Fr.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • refine — verb (T) 1 to improve a method, plan, system etc by gradually making slight changes to it: The current structure will be retained and refined. 2 to make a substance pure using an industrial process: the petroleum refining industry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • refine — [c]/rəˈfaɪn / (say ruh fuyn) verb (refined, refining) –verb (t) 1. to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal; to refine sugar; to refine petroleum. 2. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make… …  

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