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