subtilize
subtilize verb: to make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
Verb
subtilize (third-person singular simple present subtilizes, present participle subtilizing, simple past and past participle subtilized)
- To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
- To refine; to spin into niceties.
- to subtilize arguments
- Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC
- To use subtle arguments or distinctions.
subtilize meaning in Tamil
subtilize in Tamil
- நொய்தாக்கு
Forms of subtilize
| third-person singular present | subtilizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | subtilizing |
| past participle | subtilized |
| past | subtilized |
| alternative form | subtilise |
Origin of subtilize
From French subtiliser; equivalent to subtle + -ize.
Words formed from subtilize
Questions about subtilize
- What does subtilize mean?
- Subtilize means to make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
- What is subtilize in Tamil?
- Subtilize in Tamil is நொய்தாக்கு. See Subtilize meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subtilize?
- Subtilize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of subtilize?
- The past tense of subtilize is subtilized.
Words near subtilize in the dictionary
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