subtilize

verb

Etymology

From French subtiliser; equivalent to subtle + -ize.

  1. derived from subtiliser

Definitions

  1. To make subtle

    To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.

  2. To refine

    To refine; to spin into niceties.

    • to subtilize arguments
    • Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.
  3. To use subtle arguments or distinctions.

The neighborhood

Derived

subtilizer

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subtilize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA