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Definition of Rarefy
1. Verb. Lessen the density or solidity of. "The bones are rarefied"
2. Verb. Make more subtle or refined.
3. Verb. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance).
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Weaken
Derivative terms: Attenuation, Rarefaction
Definition of Rarefy
1. v. t. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
2. v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous.
Definition of Rarefy
1. Verb. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense ¹
2. Verb. To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rarefy
1. to make less dense [v -EFIED, -EFYING, -EFIES]
Medical Definition of Rarefy
1. To become light or less dense. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rarefy
Literary usage of Rarefy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum: Or, Magazine of Remarkable Characters edited by R. S. Kirby (1804)
"... which by it;< action might rarefy the air in a partial or local manner, and
thus occasion the above mentioned effects, till the equilibrum was restored. ..."
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