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subtilize
[suht-l-ahyz, suhb-tuh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to elevate in character; sublimate.
to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning; sharpen.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine.
verb (used without object)
to make subtle distinctions or to argue subtly.
subtilize
/ ˈʌɪˌɪ /
verb
(tr) to bring to a purer state; refine
to debate subtly
(tr) to make (the mind, etc) keener
Other 51Թ Forms
- subtilization noun
- subtilizer noun
- supersubtilized adjective
- ˌܲپˈپDz noun
- ˈܲپˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of subtilize1
Example Sentences
Hecht refined and subtilized the banter of the old screwball comedies into ironic japery, and Hitchcock directed with an unparalleled mastery of sexual tension.
The spiritual comprehension may be infinitely subtilized, but the raw material it operates upon must remain.
But the men's shoddy is merely a horror, whereas woman transfigures and subtilizes the cheap material.
The risk in subtilizing stage character lies just here.
Theosophy—and a large share of what is called theology—is simply a refining and subtilizing of mythology.
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