aprimorar

/apɾimoˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
aprimoro
preterite (eu)
aprimorei
past participle
aprimorado

Meaning

  1. to refine

    • Aprimorou a técnica.

      He refined the technique.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

refinar

aprimorar is more about improving or perfecting, like a skill or a product; refinar is more literal, like refining oil or sugar, or figurative refinement of taste.

Similar in other languages

German

veredeln

veredeln is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

German

verfeinern

verfeinern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

Spanish

refinar

refinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to refine."

Practice

1 What does aprimorar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches aprimorar?

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