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SUBTILIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they subtilize ... he / she / it subtilizes
Past simple: subtilized
Past participle: subtilized
-ing form: subtilizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make (senses) more keen
Synonyms:
subtilise; subtilize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "subtilize" is one way to...):
heighten; sharpen (make (one's senses) more acute)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make more subtle or refined
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "subtilize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "subtilize" is one way to...):
discriminate; know apart (recognize or perceive the difference)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
