Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subtilize

present participle of subtilize

simple past tense and past participle of subtilize

(transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. / (transitive) To refine; to spin into niceties. / (intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions.

Obsolete form of subtly.

(archaic) The quality or state of being subtile.

plural of subtilism

Obsolete form of subtle; sly, artful, cunning

(obsolete) subtle

The act of making subtle. / (chemistry, obsolete) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapour. / refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation