About The Word Rarefy
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Rarefy
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What's The Definition Of Rarefy?
[v] weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
[v] make more subtle or refined [v] lessen the density or solidity (of a substance); "The bones are rarefied" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rarefy: attenuate | sublimate | subtilize Related Terms | Find terms related to Rarefy: See Also | alter | change | weaken Rarefy In Webster's Dictionary \Rar"e*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rarefied}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Rarefying}.] [F. rar['e]fier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in
comp.) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. See {-fy}.]
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or
enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; --
opposed to condense.
\Rar"e*fy\, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous. ``Earth rarefies to dew.'' --Dryden. |
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