refine

v., -fined, -fin·ing, -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.

refiner re·fin'er n.

verb

1. To make or become clear by the removal of impurities: clarify, clean, cleanse, purify. See clean/dirty.
2. To bring to perfection or completion: perfect, polish, smooth. Idioms: smooth off the rough edges. See better/worse.

v

Definition: perfect, polish
Antonyms: adulterate, damage, ruin

v

Definition: purify
Antonyms: adulterate, corrupt, dirty, pollute

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To purify or free from foreign matter.

IN BRIEF: To make or become pure. Also: To improve by introducing something that makes a small difference.

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability. — Roy L. Smith

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rense, raffinere
v. intr. - forædle

Nederlands (Dutch)
veredelen, verfijnen, verbeteren, zuiveren, beschaafder (doen) worden

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Ind) raffiner, peaufiner, raffiner, affiner
v. intr. - raffiner sur

Deutsch (German)
v. - raffinieren, verfeinern, kultivieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξευγενίζω/-ομαι, εκλεπτύνω, καθαρίζω, εκλεπτύνω/-ομαι, ραφινάρω/-ομαι, διυλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
raffinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - refinar-se, desenvolver

Русский (Russian)
очищать, рафинировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - refinar, purificar, depurar
v. intr. - refinarse, depurarse, pulirse, sutilizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förädla, raffinera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
提炼, 精炼, 提去, 精制, 使升华, 使...的道德完善, 被提炼, 被提纯, 变得优雅精美, 变纯净, 琢磨, 推敲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 提煉, 精煉, 提去, 精製, 使昇華, 使...的道德完善
v. intr. - 被提煉, 被提純, 變得優雅精美, 變純淨, 琢磨, 推敲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 정련하다, 품위 있게 하다
v. intr. - 순수해지다, 세련되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 精製する, 洗練する, 純粋になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصفي, يكرر, يهذب, يشذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זיקק, צחצח, טיהר, עידן‬
v. intr. - ‮זוקק, צוחצח, התעדן‬

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