Definition of refine

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

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Affine :: Affine (v. t.) To refine.
Culture :: Culture (n.) The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
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..
Gentleman :: Gentleman (n.) One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
Euphuism :: Euphuism (n.) An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
Refinery :: Refinery (n.) The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp. metals and sugar..
Humane :: Humane (a.) Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.
Purifier :: Purifier (n.) One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner..
Overlabor :: Overlabor (v. t.) To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
Nice :: Nice (superl.) Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
Smelt :: Smelt (v. i.) To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin..
Delicate :: Delicate (a.) Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness..
Fining :: Fining (n.) That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer..
Inelegancy :: Inelegancy (n.) The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners..
Polite :: Polite (v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
Refine :: Refine (v. t.) To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings..
Overrefine :: Overrefine (v. t.) To refine too much.
Terse :: Terse (superl.) Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons.
Refineries :: Refineries (pl. ) of Refiner.
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