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re⋅fine

  [ri-fahyn] verb, -fined, -fin⋅ing.
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–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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·fine
Pronunciation: ri-'fIn
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·fined; re·fin·ing
: tofree (as sugar or oil) from impurities or unwanted material
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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refine re·fine (rĭ-fīn')
v. re·fined, re·fin·ing, re·fines
To reduce to a pure state; purify.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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