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refining
- Main Entry:
- re·fine

- Pronunciation:
-
\ri-ˈfīn\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- re·fined; re·fin·ing
- 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>
4
: to reduce in vigor or intensity
5
: to free from what is coarse, vulgar, or uncouth
intransitive verb
1
: to become pure or perfected
2
: to make improvement by introducing subtleties or distinctions
— re·fin·er noun
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