affinare

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Italian

Etymology

From a- +‎ fine +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /af.fiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fi‧nà‧re

Verb

affinàre (first-person singular present affìno, first-person singular past historic affinài, past participle affinàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to refine
  2. (transitive) to sharpen

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Further reading

  • affinare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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