subtilize

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verb

sub·​til·​ize ˈsə-tᵊl-ˌīz 

ˈsəb-tə-ˌlīz

subtilized; subtilizing

intransitive verb

: to act or think subtly

transitive verb

: to make subtile

subtilization

ˌsə-tᵊl-ə-ˈzā-shən 

ˌsəb-tə-lə-

noun

subtilization

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noun

sub·​til·​iza·​tion

variants also British subtilisation

ˌsətᵊlə̇ˈzāshən, 

ˌsə(b)tᵊl-, 

ˌsəbtə̇l-, 

-ᵊlˌīˈz-, 

-ə̇ˌlīˈz-

plural -s

: an act or instance or the practice of subtilizing : subtlety

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1592, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Rhymes for subtilize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize
• butterflies