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(transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse..
to subtilize arguments
Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.
Use subtilize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subtilize means (transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse..
Common synonyms include sublimate, rarefy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to subtilize arguments
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