subtilize

== English == === Alternative forms === subtilise === Etymology === From French subtiliser; equivalent to subtle +‎ -ize. === Verb === subtilize (third-person singular simple present subtilizes, present participle subtilizing, simple past and past participle subtilized) (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. ==== Derived terms ====