refine
verb IELTS
- English meaning
- To improve something by making small changes; to make a substance pure.
- Example
Refine your essay by removing repetition.
- Common collocations
- refine a plan; refined sugar
- Word family
- refinement, refinery
- Academic Word List · Sublist 9
Translation
- 한국어다듬다, 정제하다
- 中文改进；提炼
- 日本語改良する；精製する
- ไทยปรับปรุง กลั่น
- Bahasa Indonesiamenyempurnakan
- Tiếng Việttinh chỉnh
- Русскийсовершенствовать
- हिन्दीपरिष्कृत करना
Entries marked AWL come from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000), a widely used list of words that appear often in university texts. Definitions, examples and translations are written by AUSLEX.
Meanings and translations are AUSLEX editorial drafts. Usage can vary by region, age and situation.