refine
Definitions
Verb
- Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- Make more complex, intricate, or richer
- Treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
- Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying
- Make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
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Words that contain the term "refine".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | refined | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | refinement | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | refinements | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | refine | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | refiner | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | refiner's | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | refineries | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | refiners | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | refiners' | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | refinery | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | refinery's | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | refines | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | unrefined | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "refine".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | define | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | refined | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | reined | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | rein | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | reine | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | refrained | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | refines | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | refiner | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | refinery | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | refiners | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | redefine | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | reinke | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | reiney | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | reines | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | reiner | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | refile | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | recine | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | unrefined | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | rine | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | rene | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "refine" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "refine" in a sentence.
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Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 13
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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