The Clue
Purify (6 letter answer)
The Answer
REFINE
Tags
Notes
The answer REFINE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Clarify
Process, as sugar
Improve, as one's manners
Do what Higgins attempted
Definition
REFINE as a verb:
1. (polish, refine, fine-tune, down) = improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
2. (complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate) = make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
3. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
4. (refine, rectify) = reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
5. attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying; "many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet"
6. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"