sotilen

Middle English

/sɔˈtilən/

verb
Definitions
  • To be insidious or deceptive; to collude towards wrong.
  • To create or design; to come up with an idea.
  • To make fluidic or airy; to reduce something's density.
  • (medicine) To lessen someone's food intake.
  • (rare) To think about the effects of an event.
  • (rare) To increase in mental acuity.
  • (rare) To become airy or refined.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sotiliier derived from Latin subtīliō affix from Middle English sotil.

Origin

Middle English

sotil

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