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US
/ɹəˈfaɪn, ɹɪˈfaɪn/
]
[ UK /ɹɪfˈaɪn/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪfˈaɪn/ ]
VERB
-
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
refine oil
refine pig iron
refine paper stock -
make more complex, intricate, or richer
refine a design or pattern -
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
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 -
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
refine one's style of writing
How To Use refine In A Sentence
- Stink gases in sewage farm of oil refinery pollute environment and influence scent of people. Adsorbents can be used to deodorize the stink gases.
- It has been frequently asked if the existing and accepted formula for determining in advance the amount of refined sugar that may be extracted from either beets, _masse cuite_ or raw sugar, is to be considered exact, without special allowance being made for raffinose. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891
- Kind and tempting was the invitation to prolong my stay at the See House; enticing was the prospect offered me of a visit to a seigneurie on the Ottawa; and it was with very great reluctance that, after a sojourn of only one day, I left this abode of refinement and hospitality, and the valued friends who had received me with so much kindness, for a tedious journey to New The Englishwoman in America
- You come along with me and I'll introduce you (he's not what you call a refined sort of feller, yer know, 'he explained forbearingly,' but still we've always been friends in a way); you can't stop? The Giant's Robe
- The dignity of the occasion was lost when he cut in with an unrefined joke.
- Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
- They also have a dark side to them, which is somewhat refined, and makes us want to worship them. Times, Sunday Times
- Putting Cape Wind in Nantucket Sound is like putting a refinery in Yellowstone. The Volokh Conspiracy » Cape Wind Approved
- A short fellow with a refined bearing, Gavaskar consistently got hundreds and double-hundreds against top-class bowling.
- Among the refinements are five-way adjustable shocks, stiffer springs and a beefier antiroll bar lacing the rear end. A Boss on the Road With a Peon's Interior
