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subtilise

subtilise is the alternative spelling of subtilize.

Meaning of subtilize

Verb

subtilize (third-person singular simple present subtilizes, present participle subtilizing, simple past and past participle subtilized)

  1. (transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
  2. (transitive) To refine; to spin into niceties.
    • to subtilize arguments
  3. (intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions.

Forms of subtilise

third-person singular presentsubtilises
present participlesubtilising
past participlesubtilised
pastsubtilised

Questions about subtilise

What is subtilise the alternative spelling of?
Subtilise is the alternative spelling of subtilize.

Words near subtilise in the dictionary

  1. subtiliates
  2. subtiliating
  3. subtilin
  4. subtilisation
  5. subtilisations
  6. subtilise
  7. subtilised
  8. subtilises
  9. subtilisin
  10. subtilising
  11. subtilisins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtilise (page history and authors); subtilize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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