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Translations:

refine — to purify, refine (oil, sugar)
→ refinar
refine — to make more elegant, polish
→ refinar

English definitions WordNet

VERB 6

  1. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

    • “refine one's style of writing”
    Synonymspolishfine-tunedown

  2. make more complex, intricate, or richer

    • “refine a design or pattern”
    Synonymscomplicaterarifyelaborate

  3. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

    • “refine paper stock”
    • “refine pig iron”
    • “refine oil”
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  1. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

    • “refine sugar”
    Synonymsrectify

  2. 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”

  3. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

    • “refine a method of analysis”
    • “refine the constant in the equation”