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    re·fined
    /rəˈfīnd/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREFINED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REFINED definition: 1. A refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: 2. improved…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › refinedRefined Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of REFINED is free from impurities. How to use refined in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › refinedREFINED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. Synonyms: elegant, genteel, courtly, civilized, courteous, polite, polished, cultivated. Antonyms: crude, coarse, rude. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. freed from impurities: refined sugar. Synonyms: distilled. very subtle, precise, or exact:

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › refineRefine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to free (something, such 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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREFINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREFINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › refineREFINE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying. to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREFINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    refine in British English. (rɪˈfaɪn ) verb. 1. to make or become free from impurities, sediment, or other foreign matter; purify. 2. (transitive) to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents, as in an oil refinery. 3. to make or become free from coarse characteristics; make or become elegant or polished.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREFINED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good manners and good taste. ...refined and well-dressed ladies. His speech and manner are refined.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › refineRefine - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    verb. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying. “many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet” see more see less. verb. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition. “ refine paper stock” “ refine pig iron” “ refine oil” see more see less. verb.