subtilize, subtilise
(verb) make (senses) more keen
rarefy, sublimate, subtilize
(verb) make more subtle or refined
subtilize
(verb) mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subtilize (third-person singular simple present subtilizes, present participle subtilizing, simple past and past participle subtilized)
(transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
(transitive) To refine; to spin into niceties.
(intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtilizing.] Etym: [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.
Definition: To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 February 2025
(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
