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subtilize
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Subtilize
(gcide) | Subtilize \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.
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2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize
arguments.
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Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into
savages. --Burke.
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Subtilize
(gcide) | Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. i.
To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
--Milner.
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subtilize
(wn) | subtilize
v 1: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate,
subtilize]
3: make (senses) more keen [syn: subtilize, subtilise] |
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subtilize
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Subtilized
(gcide) | Subtilize \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.
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2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize
arguments.
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Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into
savages. --Burke.
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Subtilizer
(gcide) | Subtilizer \Sub"til*i`zer\, n.
One who subtilizes.
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subtilize
(wn) | subtilize
v 1: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate,
subtilize]
3: make (senses) more keen [syn: subtilize, subtilise] |
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