- Refined
- Refine Re*fine" (r?*f?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined}
(-find"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re- + fine to
make fine: cf. F. raffiner.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined. --Zech. xiii. 9. [1913 Webster]
2. 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. [1913 Webster]
Love refines The thoughts, and heart enlarges. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Refined — Re*fined ( f?nd ), a. Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured; delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined sentiments. [1913 Webster] Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens. Peacham. [1913 Webster] {Re*fin… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refined — UK US /rɪˈfaɪnd/ adjective PRODUCTION ► a refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: »refined copper/oil/petroleum »refined sugar/foods/products … Financial and business terms
refined — [adj1] cultured, civilized aesthetic, civil, classy*, courteous, courtly, cultivated, delicate, discerning, discriminating, elegant, enlightened, exact, fastidious, fine, finespun, genteel, gracious, high brow*, high minded, nice, plush, polished … New thesaurus
refined — index aesthetic, choate lien, civil (polite), discreet, elegant, meritorious, punctilious Burton s Lega … Law dictionary
refined — [ri fīnd′] adj. [pp. of REFINE] 1. made free from other matter, or from impurities; purified 2. free from crudeness or coarseness; cultivated; elegant 3. characterized by great subtlety, precision, etc … English World dictionary
refined — [[t]rɪfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A refined substance has been made pure by having other substances removed from it. ...refined sugar. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is refined, you mean that they are very polite and have good… … English dictionary
refined — re|fined [rıˈfaınd] adj 1.) [usually before noun] a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process →↑raw, crude ↑crude ≠ ↑unrefined refined sugar/oil/petroleum 2.) someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well… … Dictionary of contemporary English
refined — adjective 1 (no comparative) a substance that is refined has been made pure by an industrial process: refined oil | refined white sugar 2 someone who is refined is polite and seems to be well educated or to belong to a high social class: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
refined — refinedly /ri fuy nid lee, fuynd /, adv. refinedness, n. /ri fuynd /, adj. 1. having or showing well bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined… … Universalium
refined — /rəˈfaɪnd / (say ruh fuynd) adjective 1. imbued with or showing nice feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. 2. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste. 3. freed from impurities: refined sugar. 4. subtle: refined distinctions … Australian English dictionary
refined — re|fined [ rı faınd ] adjective 1. ) a substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it: refined sugar/oil 2. ) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music, etc: CULTURED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
