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Refining

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Definitions for Refining

noun
the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
Synonyms
refinement purification
verb
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Synonyms
polish refine fine-tune down
Examples
  1. refine one's style of writing
verb
make more complex, intricate, or richer
Synonyms
complicate refine rarify elaborate
Examples
  1. refine a design or pattern
verb
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
Synonyms
refine
Examples
  1. refine paper stock
  2. refine pig iron
  3. refine oil
verb
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
Synonyms
refine rectify
Examples
  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
Synonyms
refine
Examples
  1. many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
verb
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
Synonyms
refine
Examples
  1. refine a method of analysis
  2. refine the constant in the equation

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