subtilizationn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌtl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ˌsʌbtl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌsədləˈzeɪʃən/,

/ˌsəbtlˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Forms: see subtilize v. and -ation suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally partly modelled on a French lexical item, and probably partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: subtilize v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: < subtilize v. + -ation suffix, originally after French subtilisation sublimation, rarefaction (1572 in Middle French; 1566 in sense ‘sublimity, subtlety’; < subtiliser subtilize v. + -ation ) and probably also post-classical Latin subtilization-, subtilizatio sublimation or rarefaction of a substance (1583 or earlier; < subtilizat- , past participial stem of subtilizare subtilize v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹). Compare Italian †sottigliazione (1589 as †suttigliazione ), Spanish sutilización (1620 as †subtilización ). Compare earlier subtilizing n. N.E.D. (1915) also gives the pronunciation (sɒ:btiləizēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌsʌbtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.

a. The action or process of making a substance more fluid or volatile; thinning, rarefaction; sublimation; refining; an instance of this. Occasionally also: a product of such a process. Cf. subtilize v. 3. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction

subtiliationa1398

subtlinga1398

rarefaction1572

subtilization1603

rarefication1615

subtilizing1618

extenuation1655

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1318 They burne incense by kindling Rosin, for to clense and purifie the aire by this rarefaction and subtilization [Fr. subtilisation].

1682 T. Gibson Anat. Humane Bodies xiii. 296 The Air is inspired for the greater subtilization of the Bloud, and inkindling of the vital spirits.

1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 85 By divers Percolations, and Subtilizations, to get their specifying Parts for the Meliorating of Mettals.

1715 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. (ed. 2) i. i. 14 It having been always found that their [sc. fluids'] Resistances were proportional to their Densities. So that no Subtilization, Division of parts, or Refining can alter their Resistances.

1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 143 The Contagion of pestilential Fevers proceeds from a Subtilization and Volatilization of the perspirable Humours.

1837 J. Harris Great Teacher 213 If the soul resulted from any subtilization, juxtaposition, or combinations of brute atoms.

1907 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 34 Recipes for its [sc. mercury's] subtilization, its ‘fixation’, its coloration, abound in alchemistic treatises.

2006 R. A. Bartlett Real Alchemy viii. 98 The Fifth Element or Quintessence..drives the transpiration and subtilization of the elements upward to regenerate fire.

b. figurative. The transformation of something immaterial into a purer or more exalted form; elevation to a higher state. Cf. sublimation n. 4b.

ΚΠ

1728 tr. P.-F. G. de Beauchamps Hist. King Apprius ii. 66 The soft Prettinesses of Love, the Sprightliness of Pleasures, the Subtilization of Delights [Fr. le rafinement des délices] were all of my Creation.

1792 Analyt. Rev. June 130 The vigour of his life was consecrated to incessant meditation of his design,..from thence, perhaps, and the subtilization of sentiments arise, its greatest blemishes.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. iv. ii. 96 The excessive subtilisation of the One contributes toward the worship of the Manifold.

1882 J. B. Stallo in Nature 28 Sept. 522/1 To convert facts into ideas by a process of dwindling or subtilisation.

1915 J. W. Mackail in C. L. Shadwell tr. Paradise of Dante Alighieri p. xxiii To the increasing subtilization of beauty..there is a limit put..by..the faltering touch of the artist.

1981 N.Y. Mag. 16 Feb. 51/1 Appalachian Spring..represents the ultimate subtilization of Copland's most familiar style, the refinement of his intercourse with populist materials.

2001 H. Bayman Station of No Station ii. 102 The subtilization of a coarse form of spiritual energy into a purer or subtler form.

2. The making of fine distinctions; elaborate or excessive refinement of an argument, etc.; an instance of this. Also: the fact of being refined in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point > drawing of

subtility1559

subtilizing1596

subtilization1755

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun] > action of

subtlinga1398

subtilizing1596

subtilization1755

hair-splitting1826

straw-splitting1828

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Subtilization,..refinement; superfluous acuteness.

1787 W. Hawkins Disc. Script. Myst. vii. 232 A very great number of texts too clear and explicit to be opposed by any thing but general assertions, bold denials, flat contradictions, and the artifice of subtilization.

1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 68 503 Saint John of Damascus..introduced to Europe the oriental subtilizations about points of faith.

1833 New Monthly Mag. 37 339 Is his plan practicable? It is not destroyed by its very subtilization?

1885 E. Castle Schools & Masters of Fence viii. 123 In the text,..we find nothing but the complication and subtilization, so to speak, of that already sufficiently artificial science.

1900 L. Merrick Worldlings xxiii. 250 Beyond the flaring phrase [sc. ‘compounding a felony’] the Law was dark to her; she knew nothing of its subtilisation.

1974 Polity 6 111 Hugo began a progressive subtilization of his argument.

2008 D. Kettler et al. K. Mannheim & Legacy M. Weber xi. 191 The plan for a research group implied an opening up of the thesis, subjecting it, at the least, to subtilization.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subtilization
释义	subtilizationn. Brit. /ˌsʌtl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌsʌbtl̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsədləˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌsəbtlˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ Forms: see subtilize v. and -ation suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally partly modelled on a French lexical item, and probably partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: subtilize v., -ation suffix. Etymology: < subtilize v. + -ation suffix, originally after French subtilisation sublimation, rarefaction (1572 in Middle French; 1566 in sense ‘sublimity, subtlety’; < subtiliser subtilize v. + -ation ) and probably also post-classical Latin subtilization-, subtilizatio sublimation or rarefaction of a substance (1583 or earlier; < subtilizat- , past participial stem of subtilizare subtilize v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹). Compare Italian †sottigliazione (1589 as †suttigliazione ), Spanish sutilización (1620 as †subtilización ). Compare earlier subtilizing n. N.E.D. (1915) also gives the pronunciation (sɒ:btiləizēⁱ·ʃən) /ˌsʌbtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/. 1. a. The action or process of making a substance more fluid or volatile; thinning, rarefaction; sublimation; refining; an instance of this. Occasionally also: a product of such a process. Cf. subtilize v. 3. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [noun] > reduction in density > rarefaction subtiliationa1398 subtlinga1398 rarefaction1572 subtilization1603 rarefication1615 subtilizing1618 extenuation1655 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1318 They burne incense by kindling Rosin, for to clense and purifie the aire by this rarefaction and subtilization [Fr. subtilisation]. 1682 T. Gibson Anat. Humane Bodies xiii. 296 The Air is inspired for the greater subtilization of the Bloud, and inkindling of the vital spirits. 1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 85 By divers Percolations, and Subtilizations, to get their specifying Parts for the Meliorating of Mettals. 1715 G. Cheyne Philos. Princ. Relig. (ed. 2) i. i. 14 It having been always found that their [sc. fluids'] Resistances were proportional to their Densities. So that no Subtilization, Division of parts, or Refining can alter their Resistances. 1745 Philos. Trans. 1744–5 (Royal Soc.) 43 143 The Contagion of pestilential Fevers proceeds from a Subtilization and Volatilization of the perspirable Humours. 1837 J. Harris Great Teacher 213 If the soul resulted from any subtilization, juxtaposition, or combinations of brute atoms. 1907 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 34 Recipes for its [sc. mercury's] subtilization, its ‘fixation’, its coloration, abound in alchemistic treatises. 2006 R. A. Bartlett Real Alchemy viii. 98 The Fifth Element or Quintessence..drives the transpiration and subtilization of the elements upward to regenerate fire. b. figurative. The transformation of something immaterial into a purer or more exalted form; elevation to a higher state. Cf. sublimation n. 4b. ΚΠ 1728 tr. P.-F. G. de Beauchamps Hist. King Apprius ii. 66 The soft Prettinesses of Love, the Sprightliness of Pleasures, the Subtilization of Delights [Fr. le rafinement des délices] were all of my Creation. 1792 Analyt. Rev. June 130 The vigour of his life was consecrated to incessant meditation of his design,..from thence, perhaps, and the subtilization of sentiments arise, its greatest blemishes. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. iv. ii. 96 The excessive subtilisation of the One contributes toward the worship of the Manifold. 1882 J. B. Stallo in Nature 28 Sept. 522/1 To convert facts into ideas by a process of dwindling or subtilisation. 1915 J. W. Mackail in C. L. Shadwell tr. Paradise of Dante Alighieri p. xxiii To the increasing subtilization of beauty..there is a limit put..by..the faltering touch of the artist. 1981 N.Y. Mag. 16 Feb. 51/1 Appalachian Spring..represents the ultimate subtilization of Copland's most familiar style, the refinement of his intercourse with populist materials. 2001 H. Bayman Station of No Station ii. 102 The subtilization of a coarse form of spiritual energy into a purer or subtler form. 2. The making of fine distinctions; elaborate or excessive refinement of an argument, etc.; an instance of this. Also: the fact of being refined in this way. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] > subtle point > drawing of subtility1559 subtilizing1596 subtilization1755 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun] > action of subtlinga1398 subtilizing1596 subtilization1755 hair-splitting1826 straw-splitting1828 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Subtilization,..refinement; superfluous acuteness. 1787 W. Hawkins Disc. Script. Myst. vii. 232 A very great number of texts too clear and explicit to be opposed by any thing but general assertions, bold denials, flat contradictions, and the artifice of subtilization. 1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 68 503 Saint John of Damascus..introduced to Europe the oriental subtilizations about points of faith. 1833 New Monthly Mag. 37 339 Is his plan practicable? It is not destroyed by its very subtilization? 1885 E. Castle Schools & Masters of Fence viii. 123 In the text,..we find nothing but the complication and subtilization, so to speak, of that already sufficiently artificial science. 1900 L. Merrick Worldlings xxiii. 250 Beyond the flaring phrase [sc. ‘compounding a felony’] the Law was dark to her; she knew nothing of its subtilisation. 1974 Polity 6 111 Hugo began a progressive subtilization of his argument. 2008 D. Kettler et al. K. Mannheim & Legacy M. Weber xi. 191 The plan for a research group implied an opening up of the thesis, subjecting it, at the least, to subtilization. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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