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refine
English
Etymology
re- +? fine
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???fa?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
- Hyphenation: re?fine
Verb
refine (third-person singular simple present refines, present participle refining, simple past and past participle refined)
- (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
- (intransitive) To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
- (transitive) To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
- (transitive, intransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
- (transitive) To make nice or subtle.
Related terms
- refinable
- refinement
- refiner
- refinery
Translations
Further reading
- refine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- refine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Feiner, enfire, ferine, fineer
Portuguese
Verb
refine
- first-person singular present subjunctive of refinar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of refinar
- first-person singular imperative of refinar
- third-person singular imperative of refinar
Spanish
Verb
refine
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of refinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of refinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of refinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of refinar.
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heighten
English
Etymology
From Middle English heightenen, hyghtenen, equivalent to height +? -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ha?t?n/
- Rhymes: -a?t?n
Verb
heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)
- To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
- To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
- “That’s heightened by the impact of climate change,” she added.
Translations
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