different between refined vs definer

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?fa?nd/

Verb

refined

1. simple past tense and past participle of refine

   The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

Adjective

refined (comparative more refined, superlative most refined)

1. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly:
   1. (of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.
   2. (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

      The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.

   3. (of processes) Developed, improved.

      The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.

2. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly:
   1. (of language) Elevated and polished.

      In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.

   2. (of people) Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.

      Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.

      • 1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, p. 31:

        "Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."

3. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly:
   1. (of products) Highly-processed and pure.

      Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.

   2. (of metal) Free of dross or alloy.

      The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.

   3. (of people, obsolete) Morally pure.
4. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

Translations

Noun

refined (plural refineds)

1. (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.

   We're still purchasing copper ore, but the market for refined is weaker.

Anagrams

• definer, e-friend, enfired, fendier

English

Etymology

define +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??fa?n?(?)/

Noun

definer (plural definers)

1. Agent noun of define; one who defines; a person who writes a definition or definitions.

Anagrams

• e-friend, enfired, fendier, refined

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

definer

1. imperative of definere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

definer

1. imperative of definera and definere

Old French

Alternative forms

• defenir
• definir

Verb

definer

1. (transitive, intransitive) to finish; to end

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: to define
• French: définir

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (definer)