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subtilize

VT ทำให้ สูงส่ง  ทำให้ แหลมคม  subtilise

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBTILIZE

v.t.[L. subtilis.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments.

 

SUBTILIZE

v.i.To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. In whatever manner the papist might subtilize--

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUBTILIZE

Sub "til *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n.Subtilizing.] Etym: [L. subtiliser. ]

 

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.

 

SUBTILIZE

SUBTILIZE Sub "til *ize, v. i.

 

Defn: To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.

 

SUBTILIZER

SUBTILIZER Sub "til *i `zer, n.

 

Defn: One who subtilizes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

subtilize

sub til ize |ˈsətlˌīz ˈsədlaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic make more subtle; refine. DERIVATIVES sub til i za tion |ˌsətl -iˈzāSHən |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

subtilize

subtilize |ˈsʌtɪlʌɪz |(also subtilise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic make more subtle; refine. DERIVATIVES subtilization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun