refine

re·fine

 (rĭ-fīn′)

v. re·fined, re·fin·ing, re·fines

v.tr.

1. To reduce to a pure state; purify.

2. To remove by purifying.

3. To free from coarse, unsuitable, or immoral characteristics: refined his manners; refined her speaking style.

v.intr.

1. To become free of impurities.

2. To acquire polish or elegance.

3. To use precise distinctions and subtlety in thought or speech.

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re·fin′er n.

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refine

(rɪˈfaɪn)

vb

1. to make or become free from impurities, sediment, or other foreign matter; purify

2. (Chemistry) (tr) to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents, as in an oil refinery

3. to make or become free from coarse characteristics; make or become elegant or polished

4. (often foll by: out) to remove (something impure or extraneous)

5. (intr; often foll by on or upon) to enlarge or improve (upon) by making subtle or fine distinctions

6. (tr) to make (language) more subtle or polished

[C16: from re- + fine¹]

reˈfinable adj

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re•fine

(rɪˈfaɪn)

v. -fined, -fin•ing. v.t.

1. to bring to a pure state; free or separate from impurities or other extraneous substances.

2. to purify from what is coarse or debasing; make elegant or cultured.

3. to bring to a finer state or form by purifying or polishing.

4. to make more fine, subtle, or precise.

v.i.

5. to become pure.

6. to become more elegant or polished.

7. to make fine distinctions in thought or language.

8. refine on or upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.

[1575–85]

re•fin′a•ble, adj.

re•fin′er, n.

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refine

Past participle: refined
Gerund: refining

Imperative

refine

refine

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	refine - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" fine-tune, polish, down ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" overrefine, over-refine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
	2.	refine - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern" rarify, complicate, elaborate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" involve - make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved" develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key" sophisticate - make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
	3.	refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	4.	refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" rectify distill, make pure, purify, sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
	5.	refine - 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" attenuate - become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
	6.	refine - make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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refine

verb

1. purify, process, filter, cleanse, clarify, sift, distil, rarefy Oil is refined so as to remove naturally occurring impurities.

2. improve, perfect, polish, temper, elevate, hone, fine-tune Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.

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refine

verb

1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities:

clarify, clean, cleanse, purify.

2. To bring to perfection or completion:

perfect, polish, smooth.

Idiom: smooth off the rough edges.

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Translations

يَصْقُل، يُحَسِّنيُنَقِّي، يُكَرِّر

čistitvylepšit

forbedreraffinere

raffinierenschönenverfeinern

ραφινάρω

raffinerperfectionner

finomít

bæta, slípa, fágahreinsa

raffinare

galantiškasperdirbimo gamyklarafinavimo gamyklarafinuotasrafinuoti

attīrītuzlabot

raffinere

rafinovať

arıtmakgeliştirmekıslah etmekrafine etmek

提炼提高改进

refine

[rɪˈfaɪn]

A. VT

1. [+ sugar, oil] → refinar; [+ fats] → clarificar; [+ metal] → refinar, afinar

2. (= improve) [+ design, technique, machine] → perfeccionar; [+ methods] → refinar; [+ style] → limar, purificar; [+ behaviour, style of writing] → pulir, refinar

B. VI to refine upon sth (= improve) → refinar algo, mejorar algo; (= discuss) → discutir algo con mucha sutileza

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

refine

[rɪˈfaɪn] vt

[+ sugar, oil] → raffiner

[+ techniques, process] → affiner; [+ machine] → améliorer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

refine

vt

metal, oil, sugar → raffinieren

language, manners, taste(s) → verfeinern, kultivieren

techniques, methods → verfeinern, verbessern

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refine

[rɪˈfaɪn] vt (sugar, oil, tastes, style) → raffinare; (design, technique, machine) → perfezionare

refine on refine upon vi + prep → perfezionare, migliorare

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refine

(rəˈfain) verb

1. to make (a substance eg sugar) pure by taking out dirt, waste substances etc. Oil is refined before it is used. raffineer يُنَقِّي، يُكَرِّر пречиствам refinar čistit raffinieren raffinere διυλίζωrefinar puhastama تصفیه کردن؛ خالص کردن jalostaa raffiner לְזַקֵק निर्मल या परिष्कार करना pročistiti, rafinirati finomít mengolah hreinsa raffinare 精製する 정제하다 rafinuoti rafinēt; attīrīt menapis, menyuling raffinerenrense, raffinererafinować چڼل، نينول، تصفيه كول، پاكول، سوتره كول، ښه كول، پرمخ بيول، مكملول refinar a rafina очищать čistiť prečistiti prečistiti raffinera, förädla ทำให้บริสุทธิ์ arıtmak, rafine etmek 提煉 очищати, рафінувати صاف کرنا ltinh chế 提炼

2. to improve. We have refined our techniques considerably since the work began. verfyn يَصْقُل، يُحَسِّن подобрявам aperfeiçoar vylepšit verfeinern forbedre βελτιώνωperfeccionar, mejorar täiustama اصلاح کردن؛ سامان بخشیدن parantaa perfectionner לְשַפֵּר सुधारना usavršiti javít meningkatkan bæta, slípa, fága migliorare 改善する 세련되게 하다 (pa)tobulinti uzlabot memperbaiki verfijnenforbedre, raffinereudoskonalić تصفيه كول aperfeiçoar a per­fecţiona совершенствовать vylepšiť izboljšati (se) poboljšati förbättra ทำให้ดีขึ้น geliştirmek, ıslah etmek 改進 поліпшувати, удосконалювати نقاءص دور کرنا cải tiến 改进，提高

reˈfined adjective

(negative unrefined).

1. very polite; well-mannered; elegant. verfynde مُهَذَّب изискан refinado kultivovaný fein elegant εκλεπτυσμένος, εξευγενισμένος refinado peen با ادب hienokäytöksinen raffinéמעודן निर्मल uglađen, profinjen kifinomult sangat sopan fágaður, heflaður raffinato 洗練された 세련된 galantiškas galants; smalks beradab beschaafddannet, forfinet, raffinertwytworny با ادب refinado rafinat изысканный kultivovaný uglajen prefinjen förfinad, elegant ซึ่งสุภาพเรียบร้อย kibar 文雅的 витончений, вишуканий مہذب lịch sự 文雅的

2. having been refined. refined sugar. geraffineerde مُكَرَّر، مُصَفّى рафиниран refinado rafinovaný raffiniert raffineret επεξεργασμένος refinado puhastatud خالص jalostettu raffiné מְזוּקָק परिष्कृत, परिमार्जित rafiniran finom(ított) olahan hreinsaður raffinato 精製された 정제된 rafinuotas rafinēts gula halus geraffineerdrenset, raffinertrafinowany خالص refinado rafinat очищенный rafinovaný rafiniran rafinisan raffinerad, förädlad ซึ่งปราศจากสิ่งสกปรก arıtılmış, rafine edilmiş 精煉的 рафінований صاف đã qua tinh chế 精炼的

reˈfinement noun

1. good manners, good taste, polite speech etc. goeie maniere رقَّه، دَماثَه، تَهْذيب изисканост refinamento kultivovanost die Feinheit elegance ψυχική καλλιέργεια, ευγένειαrefinamiento peenus, rafineeritus تزکیه؛ پیراستگی hienostuneisuus raffinementעידון परिष्कार fino ponašanje, profinjenost kifinomultság kesopanan (sið)fágun raffinatezza 洗練 세련된 태도 galantiškumas, subtilumas galantums; izsmalcinātība berhemah beschavingdannelse, forfinelse wytworność پاكوالى، سوتره ګى، ښه والى (دذوق، احساساتو، سلوك)، سوچه توب، سپيڅلتوب، تهذيب، تصفيه، اصلاحى بدلون distinção rafinament изысканность kultivovanosť uglajenost prefinjenost förfining, elegans ความละเอียดปราณีต kibarlık 文雅 витонченість, вишуканість تہذیب sự tao nhã 文雅

2. (an) improvement. to make refinements. verbetering تَحَسُّن، صَقْل усъвършенстване aperfeiçoamento / melhoria zlepšení, zdokonalení die Verfeinerung forbedring βελτίωσηmejora, perfeccionamiento täiustamine بهسازی؛ اصلاح parannus perfectionnementשיפור सुधार pročišćenje, dotjeranost finomítás peningkatan betrumbót miglioria 改善 정제 patobulinimas uzlabojums memperelok verfijningforbedringudoskonalenie پاكوالى melhoria per­­fecţionare усовершенствование zlepšenie izboljšanje poboljšanje förbättring การพัฒนา geliştirme 改進 удосконалення اصلاح sự cải tiến 改进

reˈfinery – plural reˈfineries – noun

a place where sugar or oil etc is refined. an oil refinery. raffinadery مَعْمَل تَكْرير وتَصْفِيَه рафинерия refinaria rafinerie die Raffinerie raffinaderi; -raffinaderi διυλιστήριοrefinería rafineerimistehas پلایشگاه jalostamo raffinerie בֵּית זִיקוּק धातु इत्यादि साफ करने का स्थान या यन्त्र rafinerija finomító (üzem) pengolahan hreinsunarstöð raffineria 精製所 정제소 rafinavimo/perdirbimo gamykla rafinēšanas fabrika kilang penapis, kilang penyuling raffinaderijraffinerirafineria تصفيه خانه refinaria rafinărie рафинировочный завод rafinéria rafinerija rafinerija raffinaderi โรงกลั่น arıtma tesisi, rafineri 提煉廠 очисний завод; рафінадний завод تیل وغیرہ صاف کرنے کا کارخانہ nhà máy tinh chế 提炼厂

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re·fine

v. refinar, purificar.

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