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Definitions for: Subtilize [v] make more keen, as of the senses
[v] make more subtle or refined
[v] mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: rarefy, sublimate, subtilise
See Also: alter, change, discriminate, heighten, know apart, sharpen
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