subtilize

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Verb

subtilize (subtilizes, present participle subtilizing; 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

   • Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.

3. (intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions.

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