VERB | cognition | subtilize | mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words |
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change | subtilize, rarefy, sublimate | make more subtle or refined | |
change | subtilize, subtilise | make (senses) more keen |
Meaning | mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | discriminate, know apart | recognize or perceive the difference |
Spanish | sutilizar |
Meaning | make more subtle or refined. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | rarefy, sublimate | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | sutilizar | |
Catalan | subtilitzar |
Meaning | make (senses) more keen. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | subtilise | |
Broader | sharpen, heighten | make (one's senses) more acute |
Spanish | sutilizar | |
Catalan | subtilitzar |
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