1. (v.) Smooth; polished.

2. (v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.

3. (v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.

4. (v. t.) To polish; to refine; to render polite.

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