Subtilizing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.]
     1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
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     2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize


        arguments.
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              Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into
              savages.                              --Burke.
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