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rarefy
rar·e·fy also rar·i·fy (râr′ə-fī′)v. rar·e·fied, rar·e·fy·ing, rar·e·fies also rar·i·fied or rar·i·fy·ing or rar·i·fies v.tr.1. To make thin or less dense, as air.2. To purify or refine: "The [medieval] Italians ... rarefy the image of the lady, treating her as a quasi-celestial figure" (Marcia L. Colish).v.intr. To become thin or less dense.
[Middle English rarefien, from Old French rarefier, from Medieval Latin rārificāre, alteration of Latin rārēfacere : rārus, rare + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
rar′e·fi′a·ble adj.rarefy (ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fiedto make or become rarer or less dense; thin out[C14: from Old French raréfier, from Latin rārēfacere, from rārus rare1 + facere to make] ˈrareˌfiable adj ˈrareˌfier nrar•e•fy (ˈrɛər əˌfaɪ)
v. -fied, -fy•ing. v.t. 1. to make rare or rarer; make less dense: to rarefy a gas. 2. to make more refined or spiritual. v.i. 3. to become less dense; become thinned. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French rarefier « Latin rārēfacere=rārē-, comb. form of rārus rare1 (for expected rāri-; orig. of -ē- unclear) + facere to make; see -fy] rarefy
Past participle: rarefied
Gerund: rarefying
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| I rarefy | | you rarefy | | he/she/it rarefies | | we rarefy | | you rarefy | | they rarefy |
| Preterite |
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| I rarefied | | you rarefied | | he/she/it rarefied | | we rarefied | | you rarefied | | they rarefied |
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| I am rarefying | | you are rarefying | | he/she/it is rarefying | | we are rarefying | | you are rarefying | | they are rarefying |
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| I have rarefied | | you have rarefied | | he/she/it has rarefied | | we have rarefied | | you have rarefied | | they have rarefied |
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| I was rarefying | | you were rarefying | | he/she/it was rarefying | | we were rarefying | | you were rarefying | | they were rarefying |
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| I had rarefied | | you had rarefied | | he/she/it had rarefied | | we had rarefied | | you had rarefied | | they had rarefied |
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| I will rarefy | | you will rarefy | | he/she/it will rarefy | | we will rarefy | | you will rarefy | | they will rarefy |
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| I will have rarefied | | you will have rarefied | | he/she/it will have rarefied | | we will have rarefied | | you will have rarefied | | they will have rarefied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be rarefying | | you will be rarefying | | he/she/it will be rarefying | | we will be rarefying | | you will be rarefying | | they will be rarefying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been rarefying | | you have been rarefying | | he/she/it has been rarefying | | we have been rarefying | | you have been rarefying | | they have been rarefying |
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| I will have been rarefying | | you will have been rarefying | | he/she/it will have been rarefying | | we will have been rarefying | | you will have been rarefying | | they will have been rarefying |
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| I had been rarefying | | you had been rarefying | | he/she/it had been rarefying | | we had been rarefying | | you had been rarefying | | they had been rarefying |
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| I would rarefy | | you would rarefy | | he/she/it would rarefy | | we would rarefy | | you would rarefy | | they would rarefy |
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| I would have rarefied | | you would have rarefied | | he/she/it would have rarefied | | we would have rarefied | | you would have rarefied | | they would have rarefied |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | rarefy - lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 2. | rarefy - make more subtle or refinedsublimate, subtilizealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | rarefy - weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)attenuatechemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
rarefyverbTo become diffuse:attenuate, thin.Translationsraffinerrarefarerarefazer
rarefy
rar·e·fy (rār'ĕ-fī), To become light or less dense.rarefy (rār′ĕ-fī) To make less dense; to increase the porosity of something.rarefy
Synonyms for rarefyverb to become diffuseSynonymsSynonyms for rarefyverb lessen the density or solidity ofRelated Wordsverb make more subtle or refinedSynonymsRelated Wordsverb weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)SynonymsRelated Words- chemical science
- chemistry
- weaken
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