how to pronounce refine

/ɹɪˈfaɪn/

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refine is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of refine in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… politics to develop and refine the tasks …”

meanings of refine

verb:

To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
To make nice or subtle.
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.

refine frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word refine occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics refine can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that refine can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;