verb : REFINES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" ;
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2. (
) make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" ;
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3. (
) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" ;
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5. (
) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet" ;
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6. (
) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation" ;
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