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fine verb3. ME.
[from FINE adjective. Cf. French finer, medieval Latin finare refine.]
verb trans. Make clear or pure, refine, (now only beer and wine). Also foll. by down. ME.
fig.: Browning Fined and thrice refined I' the crucible of life.
verb trans. Make beautiful, embellish; smarten up. LME-M17.
verb trans. Break into small particles; make less coarse. M16.
verb intrans. Of liquid: become clear, clarify. Also foll. by down. M16.
verb trans. & intrans. Make or become more slender or attenuated; slim down, dwindle or whittle away. E19.
Edward Thomas Twilight has fined to naught. N. Freeling Hard work and fresh air had fined her down so much that she suddenly found herself far too thin.
verb intrans. Of the weather: become clear, brighten up. Now chiefly Austral. L19.