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Definisjon av refine

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
rectify
make pure, purify, distill, sublimate remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
refine - treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil"
process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
refine - make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
refine - 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"
attenuate become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
refine - make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
complicate, rarify, elaborate
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
sophisticate make more complex or refined; "a sophisticated design"
refine - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
polish, fine-tune, down
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
over-refine, overrefine refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"
civilise, civilize, educate, school, cultivate, train raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
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Verb
refine - 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.
refine - 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.
refine - To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.
refine - To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
refine - To affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • refine
    To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state.
  • refine
    To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) refine
  • Presens: refine / refines
  • Preteritum: refined
  • Perfektum: (have) refined

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