Definition of "refine" in English

verb

(transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- to refine gold
- to refine iron
- to refine wine
- to refine sugar
(intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
(transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- to refine someone's manners
- to refine a language
- a refined style
- to refine one's tastes
(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
(transitive) To make nice or subtle.
- to refine thought
- to refine someone's language