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re⋅fined

  [ri-fahynd]
Use refined in a Sentence
–adjective
1. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
3. freed from impurities: refined sugar.
4. very subtle, precise, or exact: refined distinctions.
Origin:
1565–75; refine + -ed 2

Related forms:
re⋅fin⋅ed⋅ly  [ri-fahy-nid-lee, -fahynd-] , adverb
re⋅fin⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. cultivated, polished, polite, courteous, civilized, courtly, genteel, elegant. 3. clarified, distilled, purified.

Antonyms:
1. rude, coarse, crude.

re⋅fine

  [ri-fahyn] verb, -fined, -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.
—Verb phrase
8. refine on or upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.: to refine on one's previous work.
Origin:
1575–85; re- + fine 1

Related forms:
re⋅fin⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅fin⋅er, noun
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re·fine   (rĭ-fīn')   
v.   re·fined, re·fin·ing, re·fines

v.   tr.
  1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.
  2. To remove by purifying.
  3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics: refined his manners; refined her speaking style.
v.   intr.
  1. To become free of impurities.
  2. To acquire polish or elegance.
  3. To use precise distinctions and subtlety in thought or speech.
re·fin'er n.
re·fined   (rĭ-fīnd')   
adj.  
  1. Free from coarseness or vulgarity; polite.
  2. Free of impurities; purified.
  3. Precise to a fine degree.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Refined

Re*fined"\ (-f?nd"), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments.

Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. --Peacham. -- Re*fin"ed*ly (r?*f?n"?d*l?), adv. -- Re*fin"ed*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : refined
Spanish: refinadorefinado,
German: fein,
Japanese: 洗練された
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