subtilize

Verb

transitive intransitive

(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.

Japanese Meaning

物事を微妙にする、細く・細かくすることで粗さを減らす / 洗練する、精緻にする / 微妙な議論や区別を用いる

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The editor subtilized the author's prose, removing blunt statements and adding nuanced details.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

編集者は著者の散文をより微妙に整え、露骨な表現を取り除いてニュアンスを加えた。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To refine; to spin into niceties.

to subtilize arguments

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To use subtle arguments or distinctions.

subtilizes

（ present singular third-person ）

subtilizing

（ participle present ）

subtilized

（ participle past ）

subtilized

（ past ）

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