subtilize
(verb)
verb
1. mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
Definition categories: cognition, discriminate
2. make more subtle or refined
Similar word(s): rarefy, sublimate
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. make (senses) more keen
Similar word(s): subtilise
Definition categories: change, heighten, sharpen
Sentences with subtilize as a verb:
- to subtilize arguments