Definition of refine

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

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Euphuize :: Euphuize (v. t.) To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.
Tenuity :: Tenuity (n.) Refinement; delicacy.
Spiritualize :: Spiritualize (v. t.) To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul..
Refinement :: Refinement (n.) That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess; an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic..
Earthy :: Earthy (a.) Gross; low; unrefined.
Sublimation :: Sublimated (a.) Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified..
Defecate :: Defecate (v. t.) To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America..
Overrefinement :: Overrefinement (n.) Excessive refinement.
Chastened :: Chastened (a.) Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down.
Liberal :: Liberal (a.) Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman; refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean; as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or studies..
Siliqua :: Siliqua (n.) A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by jewelers, and refiners of gold..
Prefine :: Prefine (v. t.) To limit beforehand.
Exalted :: Exalted (a.) Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined; dignified; sublime.
Civilization :: Civilization (n.) The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement..
Civilized :: Civilized (a.) Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated..
Purifier :: Purifier (n.) One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner..
Essence :: Essence (n.) The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug, extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like..
Cultivation :: Cultivation (n.) The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture..
Indelicacy :: Indelicacy (n.) The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind..
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