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 Sub·til·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized p. pr. & vb. n. Subtilizing ]
 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.