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The correct spelling is refined.
How to pronounce refined
verb
IPA: /ɹiːfaɪnd/
Say it like: Ref-ine-d
The correct spelling is refined. To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. For example: "to refine gold"
Usage Examples
“to refine gold”
“a refined style”
“to refine someone's language”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- 2.To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- 3.To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- 4.To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- 5.To make nice or subtle.
noun
- 1.The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
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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