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SUBTILIZE

\sˈʌbtɪlˌa͡ɪz], \sˈʌbtɪlˌa‍ɪz], \s_ˈʌ_b_t_ɪ_l_ˌaɪ_z]\

Definitions of SUBTILIZE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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make more subtle or refined

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

make more subtle or refined
make more keen, as of the senses

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To make subtile, thin, or rare: to spin into niceties.
To make nice distinctions: to refine in argument.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To make very nice distinctions.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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