refined
Pronunciation:
/ɹiːfaɪnd/verb
Definitions
To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
Example: to refine gold
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
Example: a refined style
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
noun
Definitions
The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
Example: We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.
adjective
Definitions
Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
(of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.