Definition
To refine is to remove unwanted parts or impurities from something, or to improve something by making small, careful changes.
Etymology
From *re-* (again) + *fine* (pure, delicate), influenced by French *raffiner*. It originally referred to purifying substances like sugar or metal.
Kelly Says
Refining sugar means stripping away the ‘messy’ bits until only sweetness remains; refining skills works the same way—cutting out clumsiness until only precision is left. Great writers don’t just write; they refine drafts again and again.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
verfyn
ver-FAIN
BGБългарски
рафинирам
ra-fi-NI-ram
BNবাংলা
পরিশোধন করা
po-ri-sho-dhon ko-ra
CACatalà
refinar
re-fi-NAR
CSČeština
rafinovat
ra-fi-NO-vat
DADansk
raffinere
raf-fi-NE-re
DEDeutsch
verfeinern
fer-FAI-nern
ELΕλληνικά
εξευγενίζω
ek-sev-ye-NI-zo
ESEspañol
refinar
re-fi-NAR
ETEesti
täiustama
tai-us-TA-ma
FAفارسی
پالایش کردن
paa-laayesh kar-dan
FISuomi
jalostaa
ya-los-TAA
FRFrançais
raffiner
ra-fi-NE
GLGalego
refinar
re-fi-NAR
HIहिन्दी
शुद्ध करना
shuddh kar-na
HRHrvatski
rafinirati
ra-fi-NI-ra-ti
HUMagyar
finomít
FI-no-meet
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyempurnakan
me-nyem-pur-na-kan
ITItaliano
raffinare
raf-fi-NA-re
KO한국어
정제하다
jeong-je-ha-da
LTLietuvių
tobulinti
to-bu-LIN-ti
LVLatviešu
attīrīt
at-TII-rit
MNМонгол
цэвэрлэх
tseverlekh
MSBahasa Melayu
menapis
me-NA-pis
MYမြန်မာ
သန့်စင်သည်
thant-sin-thi
NLNederlands
verfijnen
ver-FAI-nen
NONorsk
raffinere
raf-fi-NE-re
PLPolski
rafinować
ra-fi-NO-vach
PTPortuguês
refinar
re-fi-NAR
RUРусский
очищать
o-chi-SHCHAT
SKSlovenčina
rafinovať
ra-fi-NO-vat
SLSlovenščina
rafinirati
ra-fi-NI-ra-ti
SRСрпски
рафинирати
ra-fi-NI-ra-ti
SVSvenska
raffinera
raf-fi-NE-ra
SWKiswahili
safisha
sa-FI-sha
TAதமிழ்
சுத்திகரி
sut-ti-ka-ri
TEతెలుగు
శుద్ధీకరించు
shuddhi-ka-rin-chu
TRTürkçe
rafine etmek
ra-fi-ne et-MEK
UKУкраїнська
очищати
o-chi-SHCHA-ty
URاردو
خالص کرنا
khaa-lis kar-na
VITiếng Việt
tinh chế
tinh che