refine

re·fine  (r-fn)

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·finer n.

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refine

Verb

[-fining, -fined]

1. to make free from impurities; purify

2. to improve: surgical techniques are constantly being refined

3. to separate (a mixture) into pure constituents: molasses is a residual syrup obtained during sugar refining

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" over-refine, overrefine - 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, distil, rarefy

verb 2. improve, perfect, polish, temper, elevate, hone

Translations

refine [rɪˈfaɪn] vt [+ sugar, oil] → refinar

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refine [rɪˈfaɪn] vt [+ sugar, oil] → raffiner [+ taste]; affiner [+ idea, theory]; peaufiner

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refine [rɪˈfaɪn] vt (sugar, oil) → raffinieren;

(theory, idea) → verfeinern

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refine [rɪˈfaɪn] vt → raffinare

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refine

v refine [rəˈfain]

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 čistit raffinere raffinieren διυλίζω refinar 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 raffineren rense, raffinere rafinować 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 vylepšit forbedre verfeinern βελτιώνω perfeccionar, mejorar täiustama اصلاح کردن؛ سامان بخشیدن hioa perfectionner לְשַפֵּר सुधारना usavršiti javít meningkatkan bæta, slípa, fága migliorare 改善する 세련되게 하다, 더 낫게 하다 (pa)tobulinti uzlabot memperbaiki verfijnen forbedre, raffinere udoskonalić aperfeiçoar a per­fecţiona совершенствовать vylepšiť izboljšati (se) poboljšati förbättra ทำให้ดีขึ้น geliştirmek, ıslah etmek 改進，提高 поліпшувати, удосконалювати نقاءص دور کرنا cải tiến 改进，提高

adj reˈfined

(negativeunrefined)

1 very polite; well-mannered; elegant. verfynde مُهَذَّب изискан kultivovaný elegant fein εκλεπτυσμένος, εξευγενισμένος refinado peen با ادب hienostunut raffiné מְעוּדָן निर्मल uglađen, profinjen kifinomult sangat sopan fágaður, heflaður raffinato 洗練された 세련된, 품위 있는 galantiškas galants; smalks beradab beschaafd dannet, forfinet, raffinert wytworny 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 rafinovaný raffineret raffiniert επεξεργασμένος refinado puhastatud خالص puhdistettu raffiné מְזוּקָק परिष्कृत, परिमार्जित rafiniran finom(ított) olahan hreinsaður raffinato 精製された 정제된 rafinuotas rafinēts gula halus geraffineerd renset, raffinert rafinowany refinado rafinat очищенный rafinovaný rafiniran rafinisan raffinerad, förädlad ซึ่งปราศจากสิ่งสกปรก arıtılmış, rafine edilmiş 精煉的 рафінований صاف đã qua tinh chế 精炼的

n reˈfinement

1 good manners, good taste, polite speech etc. goeie maniere رقَّه، دَماثَه، تَهْذيب изисканост kultivovanost elegance die Feinheit ψυχική καλλιέργεια, ευγένεια refinamiento peenus, rafineeritus تزکیه؛ پیراستگی hienostuneisuus raffinement עִידוּן परिष्कार fino ponašanje, profinjenost kifinomultság kesopanan (sið)fágun raffinatezza 洗練 품위 있음, 세련된 태도 galantiškumas, subtilumas galantums; izsmalcinātība berhemah beschaving dannelse, forfinelse wytworność 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 zlepšení, zdokonalení forbedring die Verfeinerung βελτίωση mejora, perfeccionamiento täiustamine بهسازی؛ اصلاح parannus perfectionnement שִיפוּר सुधार pročišćenje, dotjeranost finomítás peningkatan betrumbót miglioria 改善 개선 patobulinimas uzlabojums memperelok verfijning forbedring udoskonalenie melhoria per­­fecţionare усовершенствование zlepšenie izboljšanje poboljšanje förbättring การพัฒนา geliştirme 改進 удосконалення اصلاح sự cải tiến 改进

n reˈfinery

a place where sugar or oil etc is refined an oil refinery. raffinadery مَعْمَل تَكْرير وتَصْفِيَه рафинерия rafinerie raffinaderi; -raffinaderi die Raffinerie διυλιστήριο refinería 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 raffinaderij raffineri rafineria 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