Refine

verb

/ɹɪˈfaɪn/

Word Frequency: 1.9

Definitions

1.verbTo purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

"to refine gold"

2.verbTo become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.

3.verbTo purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.

"a refined style"

4.verbTo improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

5.verbTo make nice or subtle.

"to refine someone's language"

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