refine

/ri'fain/

Thân thiện

The scientist works to refine her experimental procedure.

Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To remove impurities or unwanted elements from a substance, making it purer or more concentrated.
   • To improve something by making small changes to it, thereby making it more precise, elegant, or effective.
   • To make an idea, method, or skill more subtle, sophisticated, or discriminating.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To become more pure, polished, or elegant.
   • To make subtle distinctions or improvements in thought or expression.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (Transitive):

  • The factory will refine crude oil into gasoline and other products. (To purify a substance)
  • She continues to refine her technique as a pianist. (To improve through small adjustments)
  • The editor helped him refine his argument, making it clearer and more persuasive. (To make more precise or effective)
  • Over centuries, the language was refined by great writers. (To make more elegant or polished)

• Verb (Intransitive):

  • His taste in art has refined over the years. (To become more sophisticated)
  • As a philosopher, he refines upon traditional concepts. (To make subtle distinctions)

Advanced Usage

• Refined (Adjective): Describing something that has been purified or made elegant.
  • We use refined sugar in this recipe. (Purified)
  • She has very refined manners. (Polished, elegant)
• Refining (Noun/Gerund): The process or industry of making something pure.
  • Oil refining is a major industry.
• To refine something out of something: To remove something through the process of refinement.
  • The manufacturing process refines out many of the grain's natural nutrients.

Variants and Related Words

• Refinement (Noun): 1. The act or result of refining. 2. A subtle improvement or elegant feature.
  • The latest model includes several refinements to the engine.
• Refiner (Noun): A person or company that refines something.
  • He works as a metal refiner.
• Refinery (Noun): An industrial plant for refining a raw material.
  • an oil refinery.

Synonyms

• Purify: To remove contaminants (emphasizes purity).
• Polish: To make smooth and shiny, or to improve in style or manner.
• Perfect: To make as good as possible.
• Hone: To sharpen or perfect a skill over time.
• Clarify: To make clear or understandable.

Antonyms

• Corrupt: To make impure or debase.
• Coarsen: To make rough or less refined.
• Debase: To reduce in quality or value.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• A refined palate: The ability to taste and appreciate subtle differences in food and drink.
  • Years of tasting fine wines gave him a refined palate.
• To refine one's search/query: To make an internet or database search more specific and accurate by adding precise terms.
  • You need to refine your search to get better results.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
   • refine a method of analysis
   • refine the constant in the equation
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. reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
   • refine sugar
4. treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition
   • refine paper stock
   • refine pig iron
   • refine oil
5. make more complex, intricate, or richer
   • refine a design or pattern
6. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
   • refine one's style of writing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rectify
• complicate
• rarify
• elaborate
• polish
• fine-tune
• down