Definition of refine

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Refine (v. i.) To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.

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Euphuism :: Euphuism (n.) An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of language; high-flown diction.
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..
Purifier :: Purifier (n.) One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner..
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.
Recherche :: Recherche (a.) Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality, elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind..
Civilized :: Civilized (a.) Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated..
Prefine :: Prefine (v. t.) To limit beforehand.
Refinery :: Refinery (n.) A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a blast on the molten metal.
Pigment :: Pigment (n.) Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate vehicle..
Sugariness :: Sugar-house (n.) A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar manufactory.
Exaltation :: Exaltation (n.) The refinement or subtilization of a body, or the increasing of its virtue or principal property..
Empyreal :: Empyreal (a.) Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven.
Euphuist :: Euphuist (n.) One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction..
Rectificator :: Rectificator (n.) That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and condensation; a rectifier..
Try :: Try (v. t.) To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc..
Refine :: Refine (v. i.) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence..
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful..
Cassonade :: Cassonade (n.) Raw sugar; sugar not refined.
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman; -- the feminine correlative of gentleman.
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