subtilized

[suht-l-ahyz, suhb-tuh-lahyz]

sub·til·ize

[suht-l-ahyz, suhb-tuh-lahyz] verb, sub·til·ized, sub·til·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to elevate in character; sublimate.
2.
to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning; sharpen.
3.
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
4.
to make thin, rare, or more fluid or volatile; refine.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make subtle distinctions or to argue subtly.

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Subtilized is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Also, especially British, sub·til·ise.


Origin:
1585–95; < Medieval Latin subtīlizāre, equivalent to subtīl(is) subtle + -izāre -ize

sub·til·i·za·tion, noun
sub·til·iz·er, noun
su·per·sub·til·ized, adjective
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