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Webster 1913 Edition
Subtilize
Sub′til-ize
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Subtilized
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtilizing
.] [L.
subtiliser
.] 1.
To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
2.
To refine; to spin into niceties;
as, to
. subtilize
argumentsNor as yet have we
subtilized
ourselves into savages. Burke.
Sub′til-ize
,Verb.
I.
To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
Milner.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subtilize
SUB'TILIZE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.2.
To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments.SUB'TILIZE
,Verb.
I.
In whatever manner the papist might subtilize--