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subtilizing

subtilizing is the present participle and gerund 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 subtilizing

What is subtilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Subtilizing is the present participle and gerund of subtilize.

Words near subtilizing in the dictionary

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

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