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Refined vs Redefined - What's the difference?

refined | redefined |

As verbs the difference between refined and redefined

is that refined is (refine) while redefined is (redefine).

As an adjective refined

is showing or having good feelings or good taste.

refined

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
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  • An absence of coarseness.
  • Not vulgar.
  • Without impurities.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (refine)
  • The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

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    redefined

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (redefine)

  • redefine

    English

    Verb

  • To give a new or different definition to a word
  • (computing) to define an area of storage, that has already been defined, in a different manner (e.g. both as character and numeric) - to allow multiple processing methods
  • Derived terms

    * redefinition

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