- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
"refine one's style of writing"
- make more complex, intricate, or richer;
"refine a design or pattern"
- treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition;
"refine paper stock" "refine pig iron" "refine oil"
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities;
"refine sugar"
- 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"
- make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of;
"refine a method of analysis" "refine the constant in the equation"
