refined
/ɹiːfaɪnd/
verb
- 1
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
“to refine gold”
- 2
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- 3
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
“a refined style”
- 4
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- 5
To make nice or subtle.
“to refine someone's language”
noun
- 1
The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
“We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.”
adjective
- 1
Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
- 2
Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
- 3
Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
- 4
(of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
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