refine.
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
Meaning & usage
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
to refine gold
to refine iron
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
to refine someone's manners
to refine a language
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
To make nice or subtle.
to refine thought
to refine someone's language
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English fine English refine From re- + fine.
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