refined

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• rē fīnd'

[edit] Adjective

refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)

1. Showing or having good feelings or good taste.

   Ozzie and Harriet are refined people.

2. An absence of coarseness.
3. Not vulgar.
4. Without impurities.

   The sugar was refined, not gritty.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

refined

1. Simple past tense and past participle of refine.

   The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.