| Word | subtilise |
|---|---|
| Definition | v. (archaic) To make more subtle; refine. |
| Sentence | Some of the B words had highly subtilised meanings, barely intelligible to anyone who had not mastered the language [Newspeak] as a whole. |
| Source | 1984, loc. 4233 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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