Subtilize

  • 71attenuate — v 1. thin, thin out, stretch out, spin out, extend, draw out, wiredraw; rarefy, etherealize, spiritualize, volatilize, vaporize, aerify; refine, subtilize, sublime. 2. weaken, reduce, lessen, decrease, diminish, lower; impair, invalidate,… …

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  • 72etherealize — v 1. spiritualize, disembody, dema terialize. 2. refine, attenuate, rarefy, subtilize, thin, thin out …

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  • 73waffle — v equivocate, tergiversate, shuffle, beat around the bush, straddle the fence; dodge, hedge, evade the truth, evade the issue, not come to the point, mince the truth, fudge; side step, hem and haw, Inf. weasel, duck; euphemize, subtilize,… …

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  • 74мудрить — МУДРИТЬ, несов., без доп. Разг. Поступать излишне сложно, искать более сложные, замысловатые решения чего л., пренебрегая простыми и ясными путями; Син.: Разг. вилять, Разг. крутить, лукавить, плутовать, Разг. финтить, хитрить [impf. coll. to… …

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  • 75subtilise — [c]/ˈsʌtəlaɪz/ (say sutuhluyz) verb (subtilised, subtilising) –verb (t) 1. to elevate in character; sublimate. 2. to render (the mind, senses, etc.) acute or keen. 3. to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine. –verb (i) 4. to make… …

  • 76know apart — verb recognize or perceive the difference • Syn: ↑discriminate • Derivationally related forms: ↑discriminative (for: ↑discriminate), ↑discriminatory (for: ↑discrimin …

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  • 77sub´til|i|za´tion — sub|til|ize «SUHT uh lyz, SUHB tuh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make subtle; introduce subtleties into. –v.i. to make subtle distinctions; argue or reason in a subtle manner; split hairs: »Men…who subtilize upon the commonest duties until they …

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  • 78sub|til|ize — «SUHT uh lyz, SUHB tuh », verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make subtle; introduce subtleties into. –v.i. to make subtle distinctions; argue or reason in a subtle manner; split hairs: »Men…who subtilize upon the commonest duties until they no longer… …

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