refine
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- IPA /ɹɪˈfaɪn/
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refine verb
- To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.“to refine gold”
- To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.“a refined style”
- To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
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downcomplicateelaboratefine-tunerarifypolishrefinementclarificationclarifypurifypurgepinpointsharpenhoneadornnarrow
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