Rarefy
121reduce — v 1. decrease, diminish, retrench, subtract, subduct, lessen, shorten, contract, miniaturize; cut, cut into, cut down, cut back, cut short, Inf. make a dent in, abridge, abbreviate, Obs. breviate; narrow, shrink, compress, buff, dock, crop, clip …
122refine — v 1. purify, rarefy, subtilize; clarify, clear; wash, lave, Chem. edulcorate, cleanse, depurate; strain, sift, filter, Chem. rectify, elutriate; purge, Med. absterge, expurgate, winnow. 2. cultivate, polish, humanize, civilize, subtilize,… …
123subtilize — v 1. elevate, sublimate, exalt, heighten, uplift, magnify, ennoble, raise up. 2. sharpen, intensify, deepen, enhance, whet, pique; quicken, accelerate, inflame, increase, augment. 3. refine, rarefy, attenuate, thin out; volatilize, ether ealize.… …
124thin — adj 1. thinnish, lean, spare, attenuate, attenuated; narrow, slender, slim, gracile, svelte, lithe, graceful; slight, wispy, wisplike; skinny, twiggy, thin as a reed or rail, narrow as an arrow, thin as six o clock, slender as a thread, too… …
125water — n 1. H20, Facetious. Adam s ale, Chiefly Pharm. aqua, Fr. eau; tap water, bottled water, distilled water, mineral water, soda water, Seltzer water; branch water, ditchwater, Western U.S. ditch. 2. rain, dew, condensation, moisture; tears;… …
126attenuate — verb (attenuated, attenuating) –verb (t) /əˈtɛnjueɪt / (say uh tenyoohayt) 1. to make thin; make slender or fine; rarefy. 2. to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value. –verb (i) /əˈtɛnjueɪt / (say uh tenyoohayt) 3. to… …
127spelling — 1. Before the invention of printing in the 15c, English and other European languages lacked any regularity of spelling and usage was largely based on personal preference. Despite the development of rules, English remains notoriously beset by… …
128stupefy — meaning ‘to make insensible’ or ‘to astonish’, is spelt efy (like liquefy and rarefy), not ify (like dignify and modify) …
