[{"word":"refining","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to refine gold"},{"definition":"To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a refined style"},{"definition":"To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make nice or subtle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to refine someone's language"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Refinement (process of refining)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/refine","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/refining"]}]