Definizione monolingua

refine

refine (third-person singular simple present refines, present participle refining, simple past and past participle refined)

1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.
2. To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.
3. To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
4. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
5. To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.

Definizione dizionario refine

	raffinare
	to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy
	to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish
	to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language
	To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state.
	To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

	purificare
	to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish
	to become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter
	to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language

	decantare
	to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy
	to become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter

	migliorare
	to improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence
	to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language

	decontaminare
	to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy

	impreziosire
	to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language

	lucidare
	to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish

	ripulire
	to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish

	sgrossare
	to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish

affinare

dirozzare

perfezionare

Altri significati:

To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; as, to refine gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.

To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.

To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish; as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.

To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.