verb [VN]
1 to make a substance pure by taking other substances out of it:
the process of refining oil / sugar
2 to improve sth by making small changes to it:
She has refined her playing technique over the years. * This theory still needs a little refining.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for refine is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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