Refine - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rɪˈfaɪn|  American pronunciation of the word refine
Brit.  |rɪˈfaɪn|  British pronunciation of the word refine

verb

- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (syn: down, polish)
refine one's style of writing
- make more complex, intricate, or richer (syn: complicate, elaborate)
refine a design or pattern
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
refine paper stock
refine pig iron
refine oil
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities (syn: rectify)
refine sugar
- attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
refine a method of analysis
refine the constant in the equation

Extra examples

The inventor of the machine spent years refining the design.

The class is meant to help you refine your writing style.

We shall have to refine on our methods of advertising.

Car makers are constantly refining their designs.

The Egyptians knew how to mine, refine and work iron.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: refine
he/she/it: refines
present participle: refining
past tense: refined
past participle: refined
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