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General dictionaries General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. refines: Collins English Dictionary [home, info]
  2. refines: Vocabulary.com [home, info]
  3. Refines, refines: Wordnik [home, info]
  4. refines: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary [home, info]
  5. refines: Wiktionary [home, info]
  6. refines: Dictionary.com [home, info]
  7. refines: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
  8. Refines: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
  9. refines: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]

Business dictionaries Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. refines: Legal dictionary [home, info]

Computing dictionaries Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. refines: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine dictionaries Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. refines: Medical dictionary [home, info]

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Quick definitions from WordNet (refine)

verb:  make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of ("Refine a method of analysis")
verb:  attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying ("Many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet")
verb:  reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities ("Refine sugar")
verb:  treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition ("Refine paper stock")
verb:  make more complex, intricate, or richer ("Refine a design or pattern")
verb:  improve or perfect by pruning or polishing ("Refine one's style of writing")

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