Rarefy
21rarefy — v.t. make thin, rare or tenuous. ♦ rarefaction, n …
22rarefy — v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or become less dense or solid (rarefied air). 2 tr. purify or refine (a person s nature etc.). 3 tr. make (an idea etc.) subtle. Derivatives: rarefaction n. rarefactive adj. rarefication n. Etymology: ME f. OF… …
23rarefy, rarefaction — not rari y are the preferred spellings …
24rarefy, rarefaction — not rari y are the preferred spellings …
25Rarefied — 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} …
26Rarefying — 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} …
27attenuate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weaken; thin out, rarefy. See decrease, narrowness, weakness.Ant., strengthen. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. thin, dilute, weaken, rarefy, dilute, lessen, decrease, water down, diminish. ANT.:… …
28thin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. slender, lean, narrow (see narrowness); watery, weak, di luted; attenuated; faint, dim, threadlike; fine, delicate; poor, lame (as an excuse); flimsy, sheer, filmy. See rarity, weakness,… …
29rarify — [rer′ə fī΄] vt., vi. rarified, rarifying alt. sp. of RAREFY * * * rar·i·fy (rârʹə fī ) v. Variant of rarefy. * * * …
30Rarity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rarity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rarity rarity tenuity Sgm: N 1 absence of solidity absence of solidity &c. 321 Sgm: N 1 subtility subtility Sgm: N 1 subtilty subtilty subtlety Sgm: N 1 sponginess …
