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Meaning of refine

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  refine
      v 1: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's
           style of writing" [syn: {polish}, {refine}, {fine-tune},
           {down}]
      2: make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or
         pattern" [syn: {complicate}, {refine}, {rarify}, {elaborate}]
      3: treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine
         paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
      4: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from
         extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
         [syn: {refine}, {rectify}]
      5: attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by
         polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined
         out of the foods in our modern diet"
      6: make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of;
         "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the
         equation"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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