What does "subtilize" mean?
Subtilize: To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. Burke.
Additional senses
- 2.To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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