Hyphenation of refine

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word refine? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-fine

Definitions of refine:

1.
Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Refine one's style of writing
2.
Make more complex, intricate, or richer
Refine a design or pattern
3.
Treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
Refine paper stock Refine pig iron Refine oil
4.
Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state
Separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities Refine sugar
5.
Attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying
Many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet
6.
Make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
Refine a method of analysis Refine the constant in the equation

Synonyms of refine:

verb polish, fine-tune, down, better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
verb complicate, rarify, elaborate, change, alter, modify
verb process, treat
verb rectify, purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
verb attenuate
verb change, alter, modify

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