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adjective
- 1. with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing: "refined sugar" Similar Opposite
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- English (US)
REFINED meaning: 1. A refined substance has been made pure...
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refined definicja: 1. A refined substance has been made pure...
- Refine
to improve something or to make it pure, especially by...
- English (US)
Refine means to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material. It also means to improve an idea, method, system, etc. by making small changes. See more details, examples and synonyms of refine.
Refine means to free something from impurities or unwanted material, or to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for refine.
Learn the meaning of refined as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Refined can mean free from impurities, fastidious, or precise, depending on the context.
adjective. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. Synonyms: elegant, genteel, courtly, civilized, courteous, polite, polished, cultivated. Antonyms: crude, coarse, rude. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying. to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.
Learn the meaning of refine, a verb that means to make something pure or improve something by removing unwanted material or making small changes. Find out how to use refine in different contexts and languages, and see related words and phrases.