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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i.
To become less dense; to become thin and porous. ``Earth
rarefies to dew.'' --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rarefy \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i.
To become less dense; to become thin and porous. ``Earth
rarefies to dew.'' --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rarefy
v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
2: make more subtle or refined [syn: sublimate, subtilize]
3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: attenuate]
[also: rarefied]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rarefy
vb.
1 To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
2 To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rarefy
vb.
1 To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
2 To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rarefy
vb.
1 To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
2 To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rarefy
vb.
1 To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
2 To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
خلخل
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
1. раздувам
to enlarge without adding new matter
2. разреждам
to make rare etc.
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
zjemnit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
zředit
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
zjemnit
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
herausnehmen
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
harventaa, ohentaa 2.
to enlarge without adding new matter
3.
to make rare etc.
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
1. कम~घना~होना, पतला~करना~या~होना
"The rarefied air at high altitudes."
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
prorijediti se
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
rarefy /rɛərifai/
verdunnen, verspreiden
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
förtunna
to make rare etc.
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
rarefy /ɹˈeəfaɪ/
1. yoğunluğunu azaltmak
2. seyrekleştirmek, seyrekleşmek
3. inceltmek
4. kalitesini yükseltmek
5. tasfiye etmek, arıtmak. rarefi'able basıncı azaltılabilir
6. inceltilebilir. rarefica'tion basıncını azaltma (hava, gaz)
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɹɛɹəfaɪ/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "rarefy":
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
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 使稀少,使稀薄,使纯化
vi. 变稀少,变稀薄
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