ALL meanings of refine
re·fine
R r - noun Technical meaning of refine 1. "Research on Knowledge-Based Software Environments at Kestrel Institute", D.R. Smith et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng, SE-11(11) (1985). E-mail: <[email protected]>. 2. Cordell Green et al, Stanford U. Uses logic to specify and evolve programs. [same as 1?] Reasoning Systems, Inc. E-mail: <[email protected]>. 1
- verb with object refine to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum. 1
- verb with object refine to purify from what is coarse, vulgar, or debasing; make elegant or cultured. 1
- verb with object refine to bring to a finer state or form by purifying. 1
- verb with object refine to make more fine, subtle, or precise: to refine one's writing style. 1
- verb without object refine to become pure: The silver is refining in the furnace. 1
- verb without object refine to become more fine, elegant, or polished: His parents hope that his manners will refine as he gets older. 1
- verb without object refine to make fine distinctions in thought or language. 1
- transitive verb refine oil, flour, etc. 1
- transitive verb refine petroleum, chemicals 1
- transitive verb refine process: improve 1
- transitive verb refine work, etc.: improve, polish 1
- transitive verb refine manners, taste: improve, polish 1
- verb refine When a substance is refined, it is made pure by having all other substances removed from it. 0
- verb refine If something such as a process, theory, or machine is refined, it is improved by having small changes made to it. 0
- verb refine to make or become free from impurities, sediment, or other foreign matter; purify 0
- verb refine to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents, as in an oil refinery 0
- verb refine to make or become free from coarse characteristics; make or become elegant or polished 0
- verb refine to remove (something impure or extraneous) 0
- verb refine to enlarge or improve (upon) by making subtle or fine distinctions 0
- verb refine to make (language) more subtle or polished 0
- verb transitive refine to make fine or pure; free from impurities, dross, alloy, sediment, etc.; purify; clarify 0
- verb transitive refine to free from imperfection, coarseness, crudeness, etc.; make more elegant or cultivated; impart polish to 0
- verb transitive refine to make more subtle or precise 0
- intransitive verb refine to become fine or pure; become free from impurities, etc. 0
- intransitive verb refine to become more polished or elegant 0
- intransitive verb refine to use subtleties and fine distinctions in thinking or speaking 0