'Rarefy' definitions:

Definition of 'rarefy'

(from WordNet)
verb
Lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
verb
Make more subtle or refined [syn: rarefy, sublimate, subtilize]
verb
Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: rarefy, attenuate]

Definition of 'Rarefy'

From: GCIDE
  • Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\ (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Rarefying (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rarefy'

From: GCIDE
  • Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth rarefies to dew." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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