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.
Sub"til*ize, v. i. To refine in
argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
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.
Sub"til*ize, v. i. To refine in
argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
