"unrefine" meaning in English

See unrefine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unrefines [present, singular, third-person], unrefining [participle, present], unrefined [participle, past], unrefined [past]
Etymology: From un- + refine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|refine|id1=reversive}} un- + refine Head templates: {{en-verb}} unrefine (third-person singular simple present unrefines, present participle unrefining, simple past and past participle unrefined)
  1. (rare, transitive) To remove refinements from. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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