01 v. t. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
imp. & p. p.
Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtilizing
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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.“Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.” — Burke.