Refine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), re·fined, re·fin·ing.
  1. to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
  2. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured.
  3. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying.
  4. to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.
verb (used without object), re·fined, re·fin·ing.
  1. to become pure: The silver is refining in the furnace.
  2. to become more fine, elegant, or polished: His parents hope that his manners will refine as he gets older.
  3. to make fine distinctions in thought or language.
Verb Phrases
  1. to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.: to refine on one's previous work.
verb
  1. to make or become free from impurities, sediment, or other foreign matter; purify
  2. to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents, as in an oil refinery
  3. to make or become free from coarse characteristics; make or become elegant or polished
  4. to remove (something impure or extraneous)
  5. to enlarge or improve (upon) by making subtle or fine distinctions
  6. to make (language) more subtle or polished
Refine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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