'Rarefy' definitions:
Definition of 'rarefy'
From: WordNet
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]
Synonyms of 'rarefy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- add to,
- adulterate,
- aggrandize,
- amplify,
- attenuate,
- augment,
- baptize,
- bloat,
- blow up,
- broaden,
- build,
- build up,
- bulk,
- bulk out,
- crescendo,
- cut,
- dematerialize,
- develop,
- dilate,
- dilute,
- disembody,
- distend,
- emacerate,
- emaciate,
- enervate,
- enlarge,
- etherealize,
- expand,
- extend,
- hike,
- hike up,
- huff,
- increase,
- inflate,
- irrigate,
- magnify,
- puff,
- puff up,
- pump,
- pump up,
- raise,
- reduce,
- sap,
- spiritualize,
- stretch,
- subtilize,
- sufflate,
- swell,
- thin,
- thin away,
- thin down,
- thin out,
- up,
- water,
- water down,
- weaken,
- widen