subtilize (English, verb)
expansion: subtilize (third-person singular simple present subtilizes, present participle subtilizing, simple past and past participle subtilized)
Senses:
glosses: To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
tags: transitive
glosses: To refine; to spin into niceties.
tags: transitive
glosses: To use subtle arguments or distinctions.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: subtilizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: subtilizing
tags: participle
present
form: subtilized
tags: participle
past
form: subtilized
tags: past
form: subtilise
tags: alternative