Definition of refines in English

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refines, verb, present, 3rd person singular of refine (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb refines, refining, refined
refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
		rectify
		make pure, purify, distill, sublimate remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
		process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
refine - make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
refine - 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"
		attenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
refine - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
		complicate, rarify, elaborate
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
		develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
		sophisticate make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
refine - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
		polish, fine-tune, down
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
		over-refine, overrefine refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"
		civilise, civilize, educate, school, cultivate, train raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"

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Wiktionary

refine (Verb)
To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.
refine (Verb)
To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.
refine (Verb)
To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
refine (Verb)
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
refine (Verb)
To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

refine (v. t.)
To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.
refine (v. t.)
To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.
refine (v. i.)
To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
refine (v. i.)
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
refine (v. i.)
To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

refine
To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state.
refine
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

refine
rē-fīn′, v.t. to separate from extraneous matter: to reduce to a fine or pure state: to purify: to clarify: to polish: to make elegant: to purify the manners, morals, language, &c.—v.i. to become fine or pure: to affect nicety: to improve in any kind of excellence.—p.adj. Refined′, made fine: polished: highly cultivated.—adv. Refin′edly, in a refined manner: with affected elegance.—ns. Refin′edness, Refine′ment, act of refining or state of being refined: purification: separation from what is impure, &c.: cultivation: elegance: polish: purity: an excessive nicety; Refin′er, one who refuses anything: a piece of mechanism for refining, as a gas purifier; Refin′ery, a place for refining; Refin′ing, the act or process of refining or purifying, particularly metals. [L. re-, denoting change of state, and fine; cf. Fr. raffiner.]