refine

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'améliorer quelque chose en apportant de petits changements ou en éliminant les impuretés et les éléments indésirables.

A verb used to indicate the act of improving something by making small changes, or removing impurities or unwanted elements.

1. Purify or remove impuritiesB2formal

   To remove unwanted substances from a material, making it pure.

   Raffiner

   • The company refines crude oil into gasoline.
   • Sugar is refined from raw cane juice.
   • They use a special process to refine the metal.

   Synonymesclarifycleansefilterprocesspurify

   Antonymescontaminatedefilepollutetaint

2. Improve or perfectB2formal

   To make something better by making small changes or improvements.

   Affiner, perfectionner

   • She refined her writing skills over many years.
   • The team refined the design based on user feedback.
   • He refined his presentation to make it more persuasive.

   Synonymesamelioratebetterenhancehoneimproveperfectpolishsharpen

   Antonymesdegradedeteriorateimpairworsen