Definition of Refine. Meaning of Refine. Synonyms of Refine

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Definition of Refine

Refine
Refine 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

- 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...
- In metallurgy, refining consists of purifying an impure metal. It is to be distinguished from other processes such as smelting and calcining in that those...
- 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)...
- OpenRefine is an open-source desktop application for data cleanup and transformation to other formats, an activity commonly known as data wrangling. It...
- 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...
- Western Refining, Inc., is a Texas-based Fortune 200 and Global 2000 crude oil refiner and marketer operating primarily in the Southwestern, North-Central...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- The JAC Refine M2 is a compact MPV produced by JAC. Previously named the JAC Heyue RS, the product was moved from the Heyue series to the newly established...