refine
/ɹɪˈfaɪn/verb2 syllables
Refine means: improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.
Synonyms for refine7
What does refine mean?6
verb
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing“refine one's style of writing”
make more complex, intricate, or richer“refine a design or pattern”
reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities“refine sugar”
treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition“refine paper stock”
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”
make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of“refine a method of analysis”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with refine?32
three syllables
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Refine in a sentence
- Does Algeria have the infrastructure to refine its own crude oil?Amastan
- Journalists are people who believe that you can refine an announcement if you call it a report.guavalava
- Algeria needs to refine its own oil.Amastan
- Is Algeria's oil cheap to refine?Amastan
- Is Algeria's iron cheap to refine?Amastan
- Does Algeria refine its own oil?Amastan
- Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension?RU
- Mary believes that teaching Tom helps her refine her own knowledge.Igider
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Forms of refine
as a verb
- past tense
- refined
- present participle
- refining
- third-person singular
- refines
- past participle
- refined