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English to English verb
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improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |  | Example: refine one's style of writing
source: wordnet30
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make more complex, intricate, or richer | | Example: refine a design or pattern
source: wordnet30
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treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition | | Example: refine paper stock
refine pig iron
refine oil
source: wordnet30
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reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities | | Example: refine sugar
source: wordnet30
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attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying | | Example: many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
source: wordnet30
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make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of | | Example: refine a method of analysis
refine the constant in the equation
source: wordnet30
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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; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar. | | source: webster1913
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To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter. | | source: webster1913
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