Found 2 items, similar to subtilize.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: subtilize subtilize v 1: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words 2: make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate] 3: make (senses) more keen [syn: subtilise]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subtilize 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. [1913 Webster] Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. --Burke. [1913 Webster] Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. i. To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. --Milner. [1913 Webster]