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Subtilize

Subtilize Meaning & Definition
Subtilize Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Subtilize?

[v] make more keen, as of the senses
[v] make more subtle or refined
[v] mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words

Synonyms | Synonyms for Subtilize: rarefy | sublimate | subtilise

Related Terms | Find terms related to Subtilize:

See Also | alter | change | discriminate | heighten | know apart | sharpen

Subtilize In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. --Burke.
\Sub"til*ize\, v. i. To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. --Milner.

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