Refined

  • 11refined — re|fined [ rı faınd ] adjective 1. ) a substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it: refined sugar/oil 2. ) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music, etc: CULTURED …

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  • 12refined — adjective 1) refined sugar Syn: purified, processed, treated Ant: crude 2) a refined lady Syn: cultivated, cultured, polished, stylish, elegant …

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  • 13refined — adjective 1) refined sugar Syn: purified, processed, treated 2) a refined lady Syn: cultivated, cultured, polished, elegant, sophisticated, urbane, polite, gracious …

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  • 14refined — UK [rɪˈfaɪnd] / US adjective 1) a natural substance that is refined is now pure because other things have been removed from it refined sugar/oil 2) someone who is refined is very polite and well educated, and enjoys art, music etc …

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  • 15Refined — Refine Re*fine (r?*f?n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined} ( find ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re + fine to make fine: cf. F. raffiner.] 1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy;… …

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  • 16refined — adjective a) Showing or having good feelings or good taste. Ozzie and Harriet are refined people. b) An absence of coarseness. The sugar was refined, not gritty …

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  • 17refined — [rɪˈfaɪnd] adj 1) pure, because other things have been removed refined sugar/oil[/ex] 2) someone who is refined is very polite and enjoys art, music etc Syn: cultured …

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  • 18refined — adjective Date: 1582 1. free from impurities 2. fastidious, cultivated 3. precise, exact < a refined test for radioactivity > …

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  • 19refined — adj. Refined is used with these nouns: ↑carbohydrate, ↑flour, ↑oil, ↑sugar, ↑taste, ↑version …

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  • 20Refined concept map — is a development on the traditional concept maps.In the refined concept maps we provide a constraint set of linking words along with the seed concepts and instruct the mapper to use the linking words from the given set only. This would enable the …

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