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subtilize
[ suht-l-ahyz, suhb-tuh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
subtilized, subtilizing.
- to elevate in character; sublimate.
- to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning; sharpen.
- to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
- to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine.
verb (used without object)
subtilized, subtilizing.
- to make subtle distinctions or to argue subtly.
subtilize
/ ˈʌɪˌɪ /
verb
- tr to bring to a purer state; refine
- to debate subtly
- tr to make (the mind, etc) keener
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Derived Forms
- ˌܲپˈپDz, noun
- ˈܲپˌ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲt··tDz noun
- ܲt·e noun
- p·ܲt· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of subtilize1
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Example Sentences
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Hecht refined and subtilized the banter of the old screwball comedies into ironic japery, and Hitchcock directed with an unparalleled mastery of sexual tension.
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The spiritual comprehension may be infinitely subtilized, but the raw material it operates upon must remain.
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But the men's shoddy is merely a horror, whereas woman transfigures and subtilizes the cheap material.
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The risk in subtilizing stage character lies just here.
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Theosophy—and a large share of what is called theology—is simply a refining and subtilizing of mythology.
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