Refining — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻfˈaɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪfˈaɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪfˈaɪnɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻfˈaɪnɪŋ/.

Examples

refine one's style of writing
refine a design or pattern
refine paper stock

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refine elaborate rarify rectify down polish fine-tune complicate purification refinement

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
verb	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing “refine one's style of writing”
verb	make more complex, intricate, or richer “refine a design or pattern”
verb	treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition “refine paper stock”
verb	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities “refine sugar”
verb	attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or validity by polishing or purifying “many valuable nutrients are refined out of the foods in our modern diet”
verb	make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of “refine a method of analysis”

Word Forms

refine	verb	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
purify	verb	remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
polish	noun	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad
refinement	noun	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad
refiner	noun	one whose work is to refine a specific thing
complication	noun	puzzling complexity
elaboration	noun	the result of improving something
refinery	noun	an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
refining	noun	the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
rectification	noun	(chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfeinern

der Prozess der Entfernung von Verunreinigungen (z. B. aus Öl, Metallen, Zucker usw.)

🇫🇷French

raffinage

le processus d'élimination des impuretés (comme celles de l'huile, des métaux ou du sucre, etc.)

🇪🇸Spanish

refinando

el proceso de eliminación de impurezas (como el aceite, los metales, el azúcar, etc.)

🇮🇹Italian

raffinazione

il processo di rimozione delle impurità (come olio, metalli, zucchero, ecc.)

🇳🇱Dutch

raffinage

het proces van het verwijderen van onzuiverheden (zoals uit olie of metalen of suiker enz.)

🇵🇹Portuguese

refinar

o processo de remoção de impurezas (como óleo, metais ou açúcar, etc.)

🇷🇺Russian

переработка

процесс удаления примесей (например, из масла, металлов, сахара и т. д.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिष्कृत

अशुद्धियाँ हटाने की प्रक्रिया (जैसे तेल या धातु या चीनी आदि से)

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিশোধন

অমেধ্য অপসারণের প্রক্রিয়া (যেমন তেল বা ধাতু বা চিনি ইত্যাদি)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்திகரிப்பு

அசுத்தங்களை அகற்றும் செயல்முறை (எண்ணெய் அல்லது உலோகங்கள் அல்லது சர்க்கரை போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

శుద్ధి చేయడం

మలినాలను తొలగించే ప్రక్రియ (నూనె లేదా లోహాలు లేదా చక్కెర మొదలైనవి)

🇮🇳Marathi

परिष्करण

अशुद्धता काढून टाकण्याची प्रक्रिया (जसे तेल किंवा धातू किंवा साखर इ.)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુદ્ધિકરણ

અશુદ્ધિઓ દૂર કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા (જેમ કે તેલ અથવા ધાતુઓ અથવા ખાંડ વગેરેમાંથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ

ಕಲ್ಮಶಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತೈಲ ಅಥವಾ ಲೋಹಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്നു

മാലിന്യങ്ങൾ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ (എണ്ണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ലോഹങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പഞ്ചസാര മുതലായവ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਫਾਇਨਿੰਗ

ਅਸ਼ੁੱਧੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਤੇਲ ਜਾਂ ਧਾਤੂਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਖੰਡ ਆਦਿ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تطہیر

نجاست کو دور کرنے کا عمل (جیسے تیل یا دھات یا چینی وغیرہ سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

精制

去除杂质（如油、金属或糖等）的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

精製

不純物（油、金属、砂糖など）を除去するプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

정제

불순물(기름, 금속, 설탕 등)을 제거하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tinh chế

quá trình loại bỏ tạp chất (như từ dầu hoặc kim loại hoặc đường, v.v.)

🇹🇭Thai

การกลั่น

กระบวนการกำจัดสิ่งสกปรก (เช่นจากน้ำมันหรือโลหะหรือน้ำตาล ฯลฯ )

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengilangan

proses menghilangkan kotoran (seperti dari minyak atau logam atau gula dll.)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdadalisay

ang proseso ng pag-alis ng mga dumi (tulad ng mula sa langis o metal o asukal atbp.)

🇲🇾Malay

menapis

proses membuang kekotoran (seperti daripada minyak atau logam atau gula dll.)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تكرير

عملية إزالة الشوائب (مثل الزيت أو المعادن أو السكر وغيرها)

🇮🇷Persian

پالایش

فرآیند حذف ناخالصی ها (از روغن یا فلزات یا شکر و غیره)

🇹🇷Turkish

arıtma

yabancı maddelerin uzaklaştırılması işlemi (yağ veya metal veya şeker vb. gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

זיקוק

תהליך הסרת זיהומים (כמו שמן או מתכות או סוכר וכו')

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The primary meaning of 'refining' is 'the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)'.

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