English Explanatory Dictionary

refine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
  2. To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
  3. To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
  4. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
  5. To make nice or subtle.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈfaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-refine.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-refine.wav

Word forms

refine refines refining refined

Etymology

From re- + fine.

Derived words

electrorefine overrefine refinability refinable refinement refiner refinery refiningly rerefine re-refine superrefine unrefine

Translations

Catalan: refinar Finnish: jalostaa Finnish: hioa Italian: raffinare Italian: migliorare Italian: impreziosire Italian: purificare Russian: детализировать Russian: уточнять Swedish: raffinera Swedish: förfina
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