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Subtilized

Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. 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 arguments.

    Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages.
    --Burke.

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subtilized

vb. (en-past of: subtilize)