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Meaning of 'rarefy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rarefy [ v. i.]
- To become less dense; to become thin and porous.
2 . Rarefy [ 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.

Meaning of 'rarefy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rarefy [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lessen the density or solidity of
Example in sentence:
  • The bones are rarefied

Nearby Words:

rare rarebit raree-show rarefaction rarefiable rarefied rarefying rarely rareness rareripe

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