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refine
/ɹɪˈfaɪn/
verb
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
"to refine gold"
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
"a refined style"
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