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re·fine  (r-fn)

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.

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re·finer n.

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refining - the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) purification, refinement processing - preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" rectification - (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation