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refine

/ɹɪˈfaɪn/
verb
  1. To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

    "to refine gold"

  2. To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.

  3. To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.

    "a refined style"

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