| refine | vt 1. make free from impurities, purify, menapis: a new method of refining oil, kaedah baru utk menapis minyak; to ~ sugar, menapis gula; 2. make more cultured, polished, menghalusi, memperhalus: he spends hours refining his prose, dia menghabiskan masa berjam-jam menghalusi prosanya; to ~ o’s manners, memperhalus perangai sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| polish | vt 1. make smooth and shiny by polishing, menggilap: she ~ed the table-top with a piece of cloth, dia menggilap meja itu dgn sehelai kain; 2. improve or refine, memperhalus: he’s handsome and rich all right but I feel his manners needs to be ~ed, memang dia kacak dan kaya tetapi saya rasa perangainya perlu diperhalus; he spent some time in ~ing the article, dia mengambil sedikit masa utk memperhalus makalah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fine1 | vt; ~ st down, make st more precise, memperhalus sst: this plan needs fining down slightly, rancangan ini perlu diperhalus sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |