lucidare — meaning in English

English meaning

• Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
• refine verb To remove impurities from a raw substance to make it purer.
• scour verb To clean something thoroughly by rubbing it hard, often with an abrasive.

Senses

lucidare is used for these senses in English:

• polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• polish (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
• refine (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
• scour (transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

Polish — full definition

1. verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
2. verb To improve or refine something.
3. noun A substance used to make a surface shiny.
4. noun Refinement or elegance in appearance or performance.

refine — full definition

1. verb To remove impurities from a raw substance to make it purer.
2. verb To improve something gradually by making small, careful adjustments.

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