Refine

/ɹɪˈfaɪn/

Synonyms for "refine" (439 found)

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Closest matches (88)

Verb(20 words)

polish alchemise ameliorated annealed bowdlerizebuild an evidence basebuild on prior workchastestcivilize behaviorcivilize conductcivilize institutionscivilize mannerscivilize peoplecivilizes clarified clarify clean cleanse complicatedevelop a skill

abate abrade abstract acculturate advance ameliorate amend bate beautify better bolt boostbring forwardcarve chisel civilize clarify cleanse clear colliquate

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concentrate convert cultivate curtail decoct decontaminate decrassify decrease deduct defrost depreciate depurate derogate detract develop diminish

Noun(27 words)

adjective of processadjustingadjusting quantityafisr altering annealsautomobile gradebill revisionbuffs burnish burnishingcivilize social normscivilize through educationcivilizer influencecivilizingcivilizing policyclarifyingclassroom practicecombcommunication craft

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component upgradecompose an essayculture enhancingcurated evidence portfoliodesign detoxes dialing

Adjective(5 words)

civil progress policiescivil-progressing civilizedcivilized worldcompleted activity sheet

Strong matches (132)

disparage distill draineat awayedify educate edulcorate elaborate elevate elute embellish emend enhance enlighten enrich erode essentialize evolve excite express

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extract fatten favorfile awayfilter filtrate finish flux focus forward foster fusego straightgrow harvest hone illuminate impair improveimprove uponinfuse lard leach lessen lift lixiviate machinemake an improvementmake sensitivemature meliorate meltmelt downmend mill mine

Verb(29 words)

distil distill distilled distills distilsdivide and conquer dpdown edited elaborate elaborated enhances ennoble expurgates filter finalized finalizes fine-tune finessed furbished groomed

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hone honed improveimprove behavioral qualityimprove reading skillsimproved improving matured modulates

Noun(37 words)

document editdraft diagramdrinking water purificationedit paragraphegtkelaborate instructionselevated surfaceenhancing enrichingevolve most graduallyevolvingfield lesson planfine fines finingfunctional processgender agreement focusgerman verfeinerngoldsmithsgradually changing

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grugruhandle shapehomeschool culture planhones honingimprove language skillsinfographic designiterative designlaboring lapping lickingliving system modeledmake wording precisemanicure manicures massagesmodified quiz

Adjective(9 words)

elaborate designenvironmental system designgothic finþanhistorical process modelholistic designinstructional repairmanicuredmature plantmature student

Adverb(1 words)

more civil progresses

Related words (219)

Noun(86 words)

more finishedmore qualifyingmost progressedmunjuk narrowingnorwegian endrenuance nuances perfecting perfects pibitpilot educational innovationpolicy reformingpolish edukacjapolish edyktpolish historiapolish kontynentpolish kryminalnypolish kulturapolish language

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polish numerycznypolish oficjalnypolish politycznypolish politykapolish solidarnośćpolish transformowaćpolish uppolish wodapolish zeropolishingportuguese polidoprecises primpingprocess oriented modelprocess quality metricprototype prototyping puddle puddles purifying puttiesqualifying term conceptresublime retouch retouches rework rewriting rhibhusscience fair designsharpening sieving slags slickssluice designsmeltssmoothest patternsophisticate sophisticates sophisticatingspeaking progressspruces streamlines streamliningstudy of civilizationstudy skills developmentsubclass subedit sublimer subliming tertrytheory buildingtheory changetibtone wordtunestuning factortweak tweaking tweaks upscaleutilitarian designvideo streaming evolutionvoice shaping exerciseworkshop workshops yaltopya

narrow nurture oversimplify percolate perfect polishpress outprocess promote pump purify quicken raise rear rectify reducereduce to elementsrefine uponreform remove

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render retrench ripen roundrub awayrun screen season sensibilize sensitize separate sharpen shave shorten sieve sift simplify sleek slick smelt smooth soak socialize spiritualize squeeze steep stimulate stirstraighten outstrain streamlinestrip downsubduct sublimate sublime subtilize subtracttake awaytake fromthaw thinthin outtransfigure transform try unfreeze upgrade upliftwear awayweed whet winnow withdraw wringwring out

Adjective(13 words)

nuancedperfect totalpolishedpolished top surfaceprecise rulepurified rarefiedrevised evidenceshapely formsocial system designingsophisticatedsound modelspiffing

Verb(45 words)

optimise optimizeoptimize energy useoptimized optimizes organize perfect perfectedpolish akademickipolish dyscyplinapolish metalpolish shoesprecised primp primped puddled purged purifies purifypurify thoughts

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rarefies rarify rectify relearn reprocess reprocessed retouched reworked sculpts sharped sharpened sharpens sifted simplifies sleeked smarten smoothened sort sublimated sublimed subtilise tighten treated upgraded winterized

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries

alter ameliorate amend attenuate better change clarify distil distill improvemake puremeliorate modify process purify sublimate

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More specific

8 entries

data cleaningdata normalizationmetal refiningore refiningpetroleum refiningprecise wordingsugar refiningtight writing

Collocations

6 entries

refine a hypothesisrefine a methodrefine a planrefine datarefine languagerefine spelling

Inflections

3 entries

refined refines refining

Derivations

4 entries

refinable refined refinely refinement

Translations

11 translations across 5 languages.

Catalan

1 entries

refinar verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)

Finnish

2 entries

hioa verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
jalostaa verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)

Italian

4 entries

impreziosire verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
migliorare verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
purificare verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
raffinare verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)

Russian

2 entries

детализировать verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
уточнять verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)

Swedish

2 entries

förfina verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)
raffinera verb (to affect nicety or subtlety in thought or language)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A furnace is an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

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Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension?

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Good day, lords. In what way can I refine upon my adroitness in aural comprehension? It is genuinely arduous for me to fathom the parlance of the English, although my scribbling deftness is unerring.

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Is Algeria's oil cheap to refine?

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