rafinować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French raffiner + -ować.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ra.fiˈnɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ra‧fi‧no‧wać

Verb

rafinować impf (perfective wyrafinować)

  1. (transitive) to refine (to purify; to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities)
    Hypernym: oczyszczać
  2. (reflexive, literary) to refine (to improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence)

rafinować impf (perfective zrafinować)

  1. (transitive) to rarefy (to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense)

Conjugation

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • rafinować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rafinować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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