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Etymology

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From re- +‎ refine.

Verb

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re-refine (third-person singular simple present re-refines, present participle re-refining, simple past and past participle re-refined)

  1. Alternative form of rerefine
    • 2013, Barbara Ward, Progress for a Small Planet, →ISBN:
      For instance, one of the aluminum companies has developed new processes that re-refine and smelt aluminum more efficiently, cutting energy consumption by 30 percent and, incidentally, cutting water use and polluting emissions.

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