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subtilize
subtilize, v. (ˈsʌ(b)tɪlaɪz) Also 6 subtelise, 7 subtillize, 7– subtilise. [ad. med.L. subtīlizāre, f. subtīlis subtle a.: see -ize. Cf. F. subtiliser, It. sottilezzare, Sp. sutilizar, Pg. subtilisar.] 1. trans. To render thin or rare, less gross or coarse, more fluid or volatile; to rarefy, refine.... Oxford English Dictionary
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Defective democracy
Croissant at the beginning of the 21st century to subtilize the distinctions between totalitarian, authoritarian, and democratic political systems. wikipedia.org
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subtlize
ˈsubtlize, v. rare. [f. subtle a. + -ize. Cf. subtilize.] intr. To indulge in subtleties.1821 Blackw. Mag. IX. 301 The human mind is displayed..in its acuteness, subtleizing to infinity. Oxford English Dictionary
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What is the verb for subtle? - WordHippo
subtilize. (transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. (transitive) To refine; to spin into niceties. (intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions. Synonyms:
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subtilist
subtilist rare. (ˈsʌ(b)tɪlɪst) [f. subtilize: see -ist.] = subtlist.1667 Waterhouse Narr. Fire in London 49 The many forraign minded and addicted subtilists amongst us. 1829 Carlyle in For. Review & Cont. Misc. IV. 126 The true Scholastic is a mystical Subtilist [1840 Misc. II. 237 Subtlist]. Oxford English Dictionary
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Rabbi Bana'ah
The following words of Bannaah are also noteworthy: "Saul began to subtilize over the order which he had received to exterminate Amalek. wikipedia.org
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subtilism
subtilism rare—1. (ˈsʌ(b)tɪlɪz(ə)m) [f. subtilize: see -ism.] Subtle doctrine.1855 Milman Lat. Christ. xiv. iii. VI. 470 The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. Oxford English Dictionary
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Ellen Russell Emerson
But the temptation to subtilize on art, as Lessing says in his "Laokoon," sometimes leads one into whimsical theories. wikipedia.org
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subtilization
subtilization (ˌsʌ(b)tɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən) [ad. med.L. subtīlizātio, -ōnem, n. of action f. subtilizāre to subtilize. Cf. F. subtilisation (from 16th c.), Sp. su(b)tilizacion.] 1. The action of the vb. subtilize; the sublimation or rarefaction of a substance.1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor. 1318 They burne ince... Oxford English Dictionary
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assubtiliate
† assubˈtiliate, v. Obs. [f. OF. assubtilli-er (see prec.) + -ate3.] To subtilize, refine, rarify.1548 Vicary Prof. Treat. or Englishm. Treas. (1641) 72 Our Quintessence doth assubtiliate the Blood. 1582 J. Hester Phiorav. Secr. i. xxxviii. 45 The second operation..[in gout] is to assubtiliate the g... Oxford English Dictionary
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assubtile
† aˈssubtile, v. Obs. rare—1. [a. OF. assubtiller, -ier, refash. form of assoutiller, -ier, cogn. with It. assottigliare, f. Latin type *adsubtīliāre, f. ad- to + subtīlis subtle.] To subtilize.1589 Puttenham Eng. Poesie i. iii. (Arb.) 23 Much abstinence..assubtiling and refining their spirits. Oxford English Dictionary
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alcoholize
alcoholize, v. (ˈælkəhɒˌlaɪz) [ad. mod.L. alcōholīzā-re: see alcohol 3 and -ize. Cf. Fr. alcoholiser.] † 1. To reduce to an impalpable powder; to sublime. Obs.1686 W. Harris tr. Lemery's Chym. (ed. 2) 40 To Alcoholize, or reduce into Alcohol, signifies to Subtilize as when a mixt is beaten into an i... Oxford English Dictionary
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supersubtle
superˈsubtle, -ˈsubtile, a. [super- 9 a.] Extremely or excessively subtle; over-subtle.1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 104 Admiring them in the rest of their super-subtill inventions. 1604 Shakes. Oth. i. iii. 363 A fraile vow, betwixt an erring Barbarian, and a super-subtle Venetian. 1614 Purchas P... Oxford English Dictionary
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exinanition
exinanition Now rare. (ɛkˌsɪnəˈnɪʃən) Also 8 exhinanition. [ad. L. exinānītiōn-em, n. of action f. exinānīre: see exinanite.] 1. The action or process of emptying or exhausting, whether in a material or immaterial sense; emptied or exhausted condition.1603 Florio Montaigne iii. viii. (1632) 522 It [... Oxford English Dictionary
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consommé
‖ consommé (kɔ̃sɔme, kɒnˈsɒmeɪ) [F., n. use of pa. pple. of consommer: see prec.] A strong broth or soup made by slowly boiling meat for a long time. Now esp. applied to clear soup. Also fig. (cf. ‘in the soup’).1815 Simond Jrnl. Tour & Resid. Gt. Brit. I. 45 The soup is always a consommé, succulent... Oxford English Dictionary
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