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rerefine en · VERB

Etymology

From re- + refine.

Meanings

1. To refine again.
   • When working with an oil recycler, ask the person collecting the used oil how it will be recycled. If presented the choice, it is preferable to dispose of oil through companies that will rerefine the oil instead of companies that burn the oil for fuel. 1994, Takashi Korenaga, Hiroshi Tsukube, Sumio Shinoda, Hazardous Waste Control in Research and Education, →ISBN, page 136:
   • No, sir; I am referring to the sugar which we had to rerefine after the market broke, as I explained this morning. 1922, United States. Congress. House. Agriculture Committee, Ward Sugar Resolution:
   • He states and restates, formulates and reformulates, refines and rerefines. 2017, Gary Best, Harold Laski and American Liberalism, →ISBN, page 128:

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Deriveds

rerefiner