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Meaning of word refine from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.

Example : Refine one's style of writing.

Synonyms : down, fine-tune, polish

Meaning : Make more complex, intricate, or richer.

Example : Refine a design or pattern.

Synonyms : complicate, elaborate, rarify

Meaning : Treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition.

Example : Refine paper stock.
Refine pig iron.
Refine oil.

Meaning : Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state. Separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities.

Example : Refine sugar.

Synonyms : rectify

Meaning : Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying.

Example : Many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet.

Meaning : Make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of.

Example : Refine a method of analysis.
Refine the constant in the equation.