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subtilizeenUK
sub·til·ize S0855500 (sŭt′l-īz′, sŭb′tə-līz′)v. sub·til·ized, sub·til·iz·ing, sub·til·iz·es v.tr. To render subtle: "I need to tell stories. I find new friends, new listeners, subtilize my lies" (Helen Yglesias).v.intr. To argue or discuss with subtlety; make fine distinctions.
sub′til·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.subtilize (ˈsʌtɪˌlaɪz) or subtilisevb1. (tr) to bring to a purer state; refine2. to debate subtly3. (tr) to make (the mind, etc) keener ˌsubtiliˈzation, ˌsubtiliˈsation n ˈsubtilˌizer, ˈsubtilˌiser nsubtilize
Past participle: subtilized
Gerund: subtilizing
| Imperative |
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| subtilize | | subtilize |
| Present |
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| I subtilize | | you subtilize | | he/she/it subtilizes | | we subtilize | | you subtilize | | they subtilize |
| Preterite |
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| I subtilized | | you subtilized | | he/she/it subtilized | | we subtilized | | you subtilized | | they subtilized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am subtilizing | | you are subtilizing | | he/she/it is subtilizing | | we are subtilizing | | you are subtilizing | | they are subtilizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have subtilized | | you have subtilized | | he/she/it has subtilized | | we have subtilized | | you have subtilized | | they have subtilized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was subtilizing | | you were subtilizing | | he/she/it was subtilizing | | we were subtilizing | | you were subtilizing | | they were subtilizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had subtilized | | you had subtilized | | he/she/it had subtilized | | we had subtilized | | you had subtilized | | they had subtilized |
| Future |
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| I will subtilize | | you will subtilize | | he/she/it will subtilize | | we will subtilize | | you will subtilize | | they will subtilize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have subtilized | | you will have subtilized | | he/she/it will have subtilized | | we will have subtilized | | you will have subtilized | | they will have subtilized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be subtilizing | | you will be subtilizing | | he/she/it will be subtilizing | | we will be subtilizing | | you will be subtilizing | | they will be subtilizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been subtilizing | | you have been subtilizing | | he/she/it has been subtilizing | | we have been subtilizing | | you have been subtilizing | | they have been subtilizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been subtilizing | | you will have been subtilizing | | he/she/it will have been subtilizing | | we will have been subtilizing | | you will have been subtilizing | | they will have been subtilizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been subtilizing | | you had been subtilizing | | he/she/it had been subtilizing | | we had been subtilizing | | you had been subtilizing | | they had been subtilizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would subtilize | | you would subtilize | | he/she/it would subtilize | | we would subtilize | | you would subtilize | | they would subtilize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have subtilized | | you would have subtilized | | he/she/it would have subtilized | | we would have subtilized | | you would have subtilized | | they would have subtilized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | subtilize - mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among wordsdiscriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the difference | | 2. | subtilize - make more subtle or refinedrarefy, sublimatealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | subtilize - make (senses) more keensubtiliseheighten, sharpen - make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision" |
TranslationssubtilizeenUK
Synonyms for subtilizeverb mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among wordsRelated Wordsverb make more subtle or refinedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make (senses) more keenSynonymsRelated Words |