English

Detailed Synonyms for refined in English

refined:

refined adj

  1. refined
  2. refined
  3. refined
    – free from what is tawdry or unbecoming 1
    neat; refined; tasteful
    – free from what is tawdry or unbecoming 1
    • neat adj
      • a neat style1
      • a neat set of rules1
      • she hated to have her neat plans upset1
    • refined adj
    • tasteful adj
  4. refined
    – suggesting taste, ease, and wealth 1
    refined; graceful; elegant
    – suggesting taste, ease, and wealth 1
  5. refined
    – (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel 1
    refined
    – (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel 1
    • refined adj
      • she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship1
      • refined people with refined taste1
  6. refined
    – freed from impurities by processing 1
    refined; processed
    – freed from impurities by processing 1
  7. refined
    – showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience 1
    refined; polished; urbane; svelte
    – showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience 1

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Related Definitions for "refined":

  1. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming1
  2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth1
  3. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel1
    • she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship1
    • refined people with refined taste1
  4. freed from impurities by processing1
    • refined sugar1
    • refined oil1
    • to gild refined gold1
  5. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience1

refine:

to refine verb (refines, refined, refining)

  1. to refine
    to refine; to ennoble
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
    • ennoble verb (ennobles, ennobled, ennobling)
  2. to refine
    to refine; bring to perfection; to perfect
    to improve
    – to make better 1
    • improve verb (improves, improved, improving)
      • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes1
  3. to refine
    to refine
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
  4. to refine
    to purify; to chasten; to refine; to ennoble
    • purify verb (purifies, purified, purifying)
    • chasten verb (chastens, chastened, chastening)
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
    • ennoble verb (ennobles, ennobled, ennobling)
  5. to refine
    – make more complex, intricate, or richer 1
    to elaborate; to refine; to complicate; rarify
    – make more complex, intricate, or richer 1
    • elaborate verb (elaborates, elaborated, elaborating)
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • refine a design or pattern1
    • complicate verb (complicates, complicated, complicating)
    • rarify verb
  6. to refine
    – make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of 1
    to refine
    – make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of 1
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • refine a method of analysis1
      • refine the constant in the equation1
  7. to refine
    – attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying 1
    to refine
    – attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying 1
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet1
  8. to refine
    – improve or perfect by pruning or polishing 1
    to down; to refine; to polish; fine-tune
    – improve or perfect by pruning or polishing 1
    • down verb (downs, downed, downing)
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • refine one's style of writing1
    • polish verb (polishes, polished, polishing)
    • fine-tune verb
  9. to refine
    – reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities 1
    to refine; to rectify
    – reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities 1
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • refine sugar1
    • rectify verb (rectifies, rectified, rectifying)
  10. to refine
    – treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition 1
    to refine
    – treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition 1
    • refine verb (refines, refined, refining)
      • refine paper stock1
      • refine pig iron1
      • refine oil1

Conjugations for refine:

present
  1. refine
  2. refine
  3. refines
  4. refine
  5. refine
  6. refine
simple past
  1. refined
  2. refined
  3. refined
  4. refined
  5. refined
  6. refined
present perfect
  1. have refined
  2. have refined
  3. has refined
  4. have refined
  5. have refined
  6. have refined
past continuous
  1. was refining
  2. were refining
  3. was refining
  4. were refining
  5. were refining
  6. were refining
future
  1. shall refine
  2. will refine
  3. will refine
  4. shall refine
  5. will refine
  6. will refine
continuous present
  1. am refining
  2. are refining
  3. is refining
  4. are refining
  5. are refining
  6. are refining
subjunctive
  1. be refined
  2. be refined
  3. be refined
  4. be refined
  5. be refined
  6. be refined
diverse
  1. refine!
  2. let's refine!
  3. refined
  4. refining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "refine":

  1. make more complex, intricate, or richer1
    • refine a design or pattern1
  2. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of1
    • refine a method of analysis1
    • refine the constant in the equation1
  3. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying1
    • many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet1
  4. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing1
    • refine one's style of writing1
  5. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities1
    • refine sugar1
  6. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition1
    • refine paper stock1
    • refine pig iron1
    • refine oil1

Related Synonyms for refined