Definition of refine

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Refine (v. i.) To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language.

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Subtilizer :: Subtilize (v. i.) To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
Sugariness :: Sugar-house (n.) A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
Refinery :: Refinery (n.) The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar..
Departer :: Departer (n.) One who refines metals by separation.
Sug :: Sufism (n.) A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans, particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice extreme asceticism in their lives..
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music..
Polite :: Polite (v. t.) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Defecate :: Defecate (a.) Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified..
Spirituous :: Spirituous (a.) Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp. distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors..
Overrefinement :: Overrefinement (n.) Excessive refinement.
Coarse :: Coarse (superl.) Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate; as, coarse manners; coarse language..
Cultivation :: Cultivation (n.) The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture..
Spiritualize :: Spiritualize (v. t.) To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul..
Chasten :: Chasten (v. t.) To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
Elixir :: Elixir (n.) The refined spirit; the quintessence.
Rude :: Rude (superl.) Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking delicacy or refinement; coarse.
Refine :: Refine (v. t.) To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar..
Subtilize :: Subtilize (v. t.) To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments..
Polished :: Polished (a.) Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished manners; polished verse..
Pured :: Pured (a.) Purified; refined.
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