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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.
- 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
- 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
- Of course they spoke of their brew as if it were a medicinal cure-all when in reality they produced highly refined and greatly prized moonshine.
- 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
- Systematic research can extend and refine traditional and anecdotal knowledge.
