Unscramble refining

Definition of refining

noun:

• the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.). Synonyms: purification, refinement.

verb:

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing". Synonyms: down, fine-tune, polish, refine.
• make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern". Synonyms: complicate, elaborate, rarify, refine.
• treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock", "refine pig iron", "refine oil". Synonyms: refine.
• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar". Synonyms: rectify, refine.
• attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet". Synonyms: refine.
• make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis", "refine the constant in the equation". Synonyms: refine.

Related words

civilise, civilize, cultivate, develop, educate, involve, overrefine, rectification, school, sophisticate, train.

Words nearby

defining.

Rhymes with

aligning, assigning, combining, confining, defining, designing, dining, lining, mining, pining, reclining, reclining, shining, signing.