refine

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de melhorar algo por meio de pequenas alterações ou de remover impurezas e elementos indesejados.

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.

   Purificar

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

   Sinônimosclarifycleansefilterprocesspurify

   Antônimoscontaminatedefilepollutetaint

2. Improve or perfectB2formal

   To make something better by making small changes or improvements.

   Aperfeiçoar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosamelioratebetterenhancehoneimproveperfectpolishsharpen

   Antônimosdegradedeteriorateimpairworsen