Subtilize
Pronunciation : Sub"til*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. subtiliser.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtilizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sub"til*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913