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 [ri-fahyn]  

re·fine

   [ri-fahyn] verb, re·fined, re·fin·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
2.
to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured.
3.
to bring to a finer state or form by purifying.
4.
to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become pure.
6.
to become more fine, elegant, or polished.
7.
to make fine distinctions in thought or language.

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Verb phrase
8.
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.: to refine on one's previous work.
Origin:
1575–85; re- + fine1

Related forms
re·fin·a·ble, adjective
re·fin·er, noun
pre·re·fine, verb (used with object), pre·re·fined, pre·re·fin·ing.
self-re·fin·ing, adjective
su·per·re·fine, verb (used with object), su·per·re·fined, su·per·re·fin·ing.
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un·re·fin·ing, adjective
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