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adjective
- 1. with impurities or unwanted elements having been removed by processing: "refined sugar" Similar Opposite
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A refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it: refined foods such as white bread and white sugar. C2. improved because of many small changes that have been made: highly refined theories.
adjective. having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people. Synonyms: elegant, genteel, courtly, civilized, courteous, polite, polished, cultivated. Antonyms: crude, coarse, rude. freed or free from coarseness, vulgarity, etc.: refined taste.
1. : free from impurities. 2. : fastidious, cultivated. 3. : precise, exact. a refined test for radioactivity. Synonyms. advanced. developed. evolved. forward. higher. improved. late. progressive. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of refined in a Sentence. She has become more refined in her painting technique.
to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.
Something that's refined has gone through a process to remove impurities. An oil refinery removes impurities from oil. When a person's refined, they have good manners and good taste.
to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying. to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style.
3 meanings: 1. not coarse or vulgar; genteel, elegant, or polite 2. subtle; discriminating 3. freed from impurities; purified.... Click for more definitions.
Define refined. refined synonyms, refined pronunciation, refined translation, English dictionary definition of refined. adj. 1. Free from coarseness or vulgarity; polite. 2. Free of impurities; purified. 3. Precise to a fine degree. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
to improve something or to make it pure, especially by removing material that is not wanted: Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it. to improve an idea, a method, a system, etc. by making small changes: Engineers spent many months refining the software.
Definition of refined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
