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RefineRefine Re*fine" (r?*f?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Refined
(-find"); p. pr. & vb. n. Refining.] [Pref. re- + fine to
make fine: cf. F. raffiner.]
1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from
impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from
extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine
gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.
I will bring the third part through the fire, and
will refine them as silver is refined. --Zech. xiii.
9.
2. To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant,
low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish;
as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the
taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.
Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges.
--Milton.
Syn: To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble. Refine
Refine Re*fine", v. i.
1. To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains,
Works itself clear, and, as it runs, refines.
--Addison.
2. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
Chaucer refined on Boccace, and mended his stories.
--Dryden.
But let a lord once own the happy lines, How the wit
brightens! How the style refines! --Pope.
3. To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. ``He
makes another paragraph about our refining in
controversy.' --Atterbury.
Meaning of Refine from wikipedia
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Refining is the
process of
purification of a (1)
substance or a (2) form. The term is
usually used of a
natural resource that is
almost in a
usable form...
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Chinese were
among the
first civilizations to
refine oil. As
early as the
first century, the
Chinese were
refining crude oil for use as an
energy source. Between...
- than the
Refine M4, it is the most
premium Refine MPV,
sitting above the
Refine M3,
Refine M4, and
Refine M5
making it the
flagship of the
Refine series...
- The JAC
Refine S3 is a
Compact CUV
produced by JAC
Motors under the
Refine sub-brand.
Originally launched on the 2013
Shanghai Auto Show as the
Heyue S30...
- JAC
Refine M3 (2015–present),
compact minivan JAC
Refine E3, EV
variant of
Refine M3 JAC
Refine M4 (2016–present), mid-size
minivan JAC
Refine M5 (2002–present)...
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starting point of the
Refine sub-brand
under JAC, with the van
originally being called the JAC
Refine MPV,
Refine I, and
Refine M1. The
original first...
- the
Refine sub-brand of JAC Motors. The
Refine S4
compact crossover was
positioned slightly above the
Refine S3
compact crossover and
below the
Refine S5...
- The JAC
Refine S5 is a
Compact CUV that was
produced by JAC
Motors and
positioned above the
slightly smaller JAC
Refine S3.
Previewed by the JAC Eagle...
- The JAC
Refine RF8 is a
minivan produced by JAC
Motors that was
unveiled in
August 2023, and has been
produced since 2024. It is the
first standalone model...
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Sehol or originally, Sol. The
Refine S2 is
positioned between the
Refine S2 Mini and the
Refine S3
compact CUV. The
Refine S2 was
unveiled at the 2015 Shanghai...
