refining

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refine verb /ɹɪˈfaɪn/
to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy to purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant, low, and the like; to make elegant or excellent; to polish to improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence	raffiner
	affiner, raffiner, perfectionner

refined adjective /ɹɪˈfaɪnd/
cultured, elegant	raffiné, affiné
	châtié

refinement noun /ɹəˈfaɪnmənt/ , /ɹɪˈfaɪnmənt/
high-class style; cultivation	raffinement

refinance verb
renew the terms of a loan	refinancer

refiner
	raffineur

refining
	affinage

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