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subtilizes

subtilizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 subtilizes

What is subtilizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Subtilizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of subtilize.

Words near subtilizes in the dictionary

  1. subtilizations
  2. subtilize
  3. subtilized
  4. subtilizer
  5. subtilizers
  6. subtilizes
  7. subtilizing
  8. subtill
  9. subtilly
  10. subtilomycin
  11. subtilopeptidase

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