REFINE


Meaning of REFINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈfīn ]

verb

( re·fined ; re·fin·ing )

Date: 1582

transitive verb

1. : to free (as metal, sugar, or oil) from impurities or unwanted material

2. : to free from moral imperfection : elevate

3. : to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

refine a poetic style

4. : to reduce in vigor or intensity

5. : to free from what is coarse, vulgar, or uncouth

intransitive verb

1. : to become pure or perfected

2. : to make improvement by introducing subtleties or distinctions

• re·fin·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.