Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB'TI-LIZE
SUB'TI-LIZE, v.t. [Fr. subtiliser, from L. subtilis.]
- To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. – Cheyne.
- To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments.
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