Synonyms for subtilize
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
Related words
- Other spellings
- subtilise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- subtilized
e.g. subtilized → rarefied, sublimated, thinned, refined…
Example sentences
- refine Algeria needs to refine its own oil.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| subtilize | falling | |
| sublimate | falling | |
| rarefy | rising | |
| refine | rising | |
| etherealize | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- thin1
- 6 letters
- refine2, rarefy3
- 9 letters
- sublimate
- 11 letters
- etherealize, etherealise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refine2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- subtiliser