subtiliser, v.a., to subtilize, to refine; (fam.) to cheat, to take in, to deceive.
subtiliser, v.n., to subtilize.
subtiliseu-r, -se, n.m.f., subtilizer; abstracter.
subtilité, n.f., subtlety; fineness, penetration, refinement, acuteness; subtleness, expertness, adroitness, shrewdness, nicety of discrimination; cunning, artfulness, craftiness. La — des sens; the acuteness of the senses. — d’esprit; refinement of mind.
subulé, -e, adj., (bot.) subulate, awl-shaped.
suburbain, -e (-bīn, bè-n), adj., suburban.
suburbicaire, adj., (Roman antiq.) suburbicarian; (c.rel.) within the diocese of Rome.
subvenir, v.n., to relieve, to help, to assist; to supply, to provide, to afford. — aux besoins de quelqu’un; to provide for any one’s wants. Si je puis y —; if I can afford it, or find the ways and means.
subvention, n.f., supply, subsidy, grant; aid, help, subvention.
subventionnel, -le, adj., subventional.