refine

1. (transitive)To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

   to refine gold

   to refine iron

   очищатьočiščatʹ

   reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

2. (intransitive)To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.

3. (transitive)To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.

   to refine someone's manners

   to refine a language

   облагораживатьoblagoraživatʹ

4. (ambitransitive)To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

   verfeinern

   соверше́нствоватьсяsoveršénstvovatʹsja, детализироватьdetalizirovatʹ, уточнятьutočnjatʹ

5. (transitive)To make nice or subtle.

   to refine thought

   to refine someone's language

   make more complex, intricate, or richer

1. She's a very refined lady.

   ruОна очень утончённая дама. — marafon

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2. Refined sugar is bad for your health.

   ruРафинированный сахар вредит здоровью. — Karok

   deRaffinierter Zucker ist schlecht für die Gesundheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. She's elegant and refined.

   Вона елегантна та витончена. — deniko

   ruОна элегантна и изящна. — odexed

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4. Cost estimates have been refined.

   Оцінки витрат були уточнені. — Ahha

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5. She is a very refined lady.

   ruОна очень утончённая дама. — marafon

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