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subtilized

subtilized is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about subtilized

What is subtilized the simple past and past participle of?
Subtilized is the simple past and past participle of subtilize.

Words near subtilized in the dictionary

  1. subtilities
  2. subtility
  3. subtilization
  4. subtilizations
  5. subtilize
  6. subtilized
  7. subtilizer
  8. subtilizers
  9. subtilizes
  10. subtilizing
  11. subtill

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