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Refined

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Definitions for Refined

adjective
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
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  1. she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship
  2. refined people with refined taste
adjective
freed from impurities by processing
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  1. refined sugar
  2. refined oil
  3. to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
adjective
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
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  1. his polished manner
  2. maintained an urbane tone in his letters
adjective
precise to a fine degree
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  1. due to the limitations of the available tools, a more refined analysis of the data may be necessary
adjective
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
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verb
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
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polish refine fine-tune down
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  1. refine one's style of writing
verb
make more complex, intricate, or richer
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  1. refine a design or pattern
verb
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
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  1. refine paper stock
  2. refine pig iron
  3. refine oil
verb
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
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  1. separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
  2. refine sugar
verb
attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying
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  1. many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
verb
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
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  1. refine a method of analysis
  2. refine the constant in the equation

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