Refine
verb
To make something such as a technique, skill, or system more effective, usually in small ways.
She's refined her tennis technique to improve her serve.
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- refine skills
- refine methods
verb
To remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
The company refines oil into gasoline and other products.
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- refine oil
- refine metal
verb
To make a change or changes to something in order to improve it.
The software was refined to be more user-friendly.
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- refine a system
- refine a product
verb
To make or become more elegant or cultured.
He refined his manners through etiquette classes.
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- refine manners
- refine tastes
verb
To make something such as a technique, skill, or system more effective, usually in small ways.
She's refined her tennis technique to improve her serve.
Often appears as...
- refine skills
- refine methods
verb
To remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.
The company refines oil into gasoline and other products.
Often appears as...
- refine oil
- refine metal
verb
To make a change or changes to something in order to improve it.
The software was refined to be more user-friendly.
Often appears as...
- refine a system
- refine a product
verb
To make or become more elegant or cultured.
He refined his manners through etiquette classes.
Often appears as...
- refine manners
- refine tastes
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Small Improvements
Focuses on minor, gradual enhancements rather than major changes.
She refined her study techniques incrementally over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Enhancement
Often used in the context of improving abilities or methods for better performance.
Musicians constantly refine their skills to master their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Overhauling
Refinement suggests tweaking existing abilities, not starting from scratch.
The chef refined his recipe slightly, adding just a pinch of salt.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Improvements
Focuses on minor, gradual enhancements rather than major changes.
She refined her study techniques incrementally over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Enhancement
Often used in the context of improving abilities or methods for better performance.
Musicians constantly refine their skills to master their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Overhauling
Refinement suggests tweaking existing abilities, not starting from scratch.
The chef refined his recipe slightly, adding just a pinch of salt.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Improvements
Focuses on minor, gradual enhancements rather than major changes.
She refined her study techniques incrementally over the semester.
Pro Tip 2/3Skill Enhancement
Often used in the context of improving abilities or methods for better performance.
Musicians constantly refine their skills to master their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Overhauling
Refinement suggests tweaking existing abilities, not starting from scratch.
The chef refined his recipe slightly, adding just a pinch of salt.
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Peter Attia: What if...
is this. If you ask yourself, what's a cell trying to protect itself from when it becomes insulin resistant, the answer probably isn't too much food. It's more likely too much blood sugar. Now, we know that refined grains and starches elevate your blood sugar in the short run, and there's even reason to believe that sugar
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String theory - Brian...
can walk in the big dimensions that we all know about that's like the grid part but you could also access the tiny curled up dimension that's so small that we can't see with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment but deeply tucked into the fabric of space itself the idea is there could be
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How we'll earn money in...
and experiments going on throughout the world. My own view is that a basic income is not a panacea; it's not necessarily a plug-and-play solution, but rather, it's a place to start. It's an idea that we can build on and refine. For example, one thing that I have written quite a lot about
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Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in your room and live life there so what's the next we have to refined masculinity men have to step up to the plate they have to be available they have to make
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The surprising habits of...
Now, in my research, I discovered there are two different kinds of doubt. There's self-doubt and idea doubt. Self-doubt is paralyzing. It leads you to freeze. But idea doubt is energizing. It motivates you to test, to experiment, to refine,
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The dirty secret of...
and also has the virtue of being true. Now, I want to emphasize that this new economics is not something I have personally imagined or invented. Its theories and models are being developed and refined in universities around the world
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Lithium 101 PIPE National...
Every since its discovery, lithium has been found to be incredibly versatile including strengthening glass and refining metal alloys but probably the most popular use of lithium is in lithium batteries.
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
and have accepted some while rejecting others. We are continuing to refine, amend, and edit his ideas which have become foundations of the modern world.
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Discovering Rare Bat...
they've discovered that the baurus or van gelder's bat not only takes prey on the wing but its refined sonar can even help it picture stationary insects
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Peter Attia: What if...
is this. If you ask yourself, what's a cell trying to protect itself from when it becomes insulin resistant, the answer probably isn't too much food. It's more likely too much blood sugar. Now, we know that refined grains and starches elevate your blood sugar in the short run, and there's even reason to believe that sugar
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
can walk in the big dimensions that we all know about that's like the grid part but you could also access the tiny curled up dimension that's so small that we can't see with the naked eye or even with any of our most refined equipment but deeply tucked into the fabric of space itself the idea is there could be
Video examples
How we'll earn money in...
and experiments going on throughout the world. My own view is that a basic income is not a panacea; it's not necessarily a plug-and-play solution, but rather, it's a place to start. It's an idea that we can build on and refine. For example, one thing that I have written quite a lot about
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
a gas which seeps up from the ground. We also refine naturally occurring radioactive ores to fuel nuclear power plants. Even bananas contain trace amounts of a radioactive potassium isotope. So if we live in a world of radiation, how can we escape its dangerous effects?
Video examples
The Demise of Guys PIPE...
entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in your room and live life there so what's the next we have to refined masculinity men have to step up to the plate they have to be available they have to make
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The surprising habits of...
Now, in my research, I discovered there are two different kinds of doubt. There's self-doubt and idea doubt. Self-doubt is paralyzing. It leads you to freeze. But idea doubt is energizing. It motivates you to test, to experiment, to refine,
Video examples
The dirty secret of...
and also has the virtue of being true. Now, I want to emphasize that this new economics is not something I have personally imagined or invented. Its theories and models are being developed and refined in universities around the world
Video examples
Lithium 101 PIPE National...
Every since its discovery, lithium has been found to be incredibly versatile including strengthening glass and refining metal alloys but probably the most popular use of lithium is in lithium batteries.
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
and have accepted some while rejecting others. We are continuing to refine, amend, and edit his ideas which have become foundations of the modern world.
Video examples
Discovering Rare Bat...
they've discovered that the baurus or van gelder's bat not only takes prey on the wing but its refined sonar can even help it picture stationary insects
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.
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Frances Burney
English Novelist
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
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J-Hope
South Korean Musician
We've matured musically, as well as in the way we think. We've also developed a higher sense of responsibility. This has refined us and these developments are really being reflected in our music and our dance.
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Katherine Helmond
American Actress
I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in a family where manners were important. Maybe that's why I seem so refined.
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Laura Moser
American Author
With our growing attachment to the online universe comes a refined ability to keep tabs on several things at once, to watch stories unfold on parallel planes.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.
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Narendra Modi
Indian Politician
A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.
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Alvin Leung
English Chef
It's important to learn from your mistakes and then to refine.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan.
Quote examples
Frances Burney
English Novelist
I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.
Quote examples
J-Hope
South Korean Musician
We've matured musically, as well as in the way we think. We've also developed a higher sense of responsibility. This has refined us and these developments are really being reflected in our music and our dance.
Quote examples
Katherine Helmond
American Actress
I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in a family where manners were important. Maybe that's why I seem so refined.
Quote examples
Laura Moser
American Author
With our growing attachment to the online universe comes a refined ability to keep tabs on several things at once, to watch stories unfold on parallel planes.
Quote examples
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Poetry should help, not only to refine the language of the time, but to prevent it from changing too rapidly.
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
American Businessman
Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful.
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Narendra Modi
Indian Politician
A national festival is an occasion to refine and rebuild the national character.
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Alvin Leung
English Chef
It's important to learn from your mistakes and then to refine.
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