3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
SUBTILIZE
Sub"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtilized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Subtilizing.] Etym: [L. subtiliser.]
1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. Burke.
SUBTILIZE
Sub"til*ize, v. i.
Defn: To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. Milner.
SUBTILIZER
Sub"til*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who subtilizes.
SUBTILTY
Sub"til*ty, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. subtility.]
1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.