RAREFY (rarefied)
Dictionary entry overview: What does rarefy mean?
• RAREFY (verb)
The verb RAREFY has 3 senses:
1. lessen the density or solidity of
2. make more subtle or refined
3. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
Familiarity information: RAREFY used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• RAREFY (verb)
Meaning:
Lessen the density or solidity of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The bones are rarefied
Hypernyms (to "rarefy" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make more subtle or refined
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
rarefy; sublimate; subtilize
Hypernyms (to "rarefy" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
attenuate; rarefy
Hypernyms (to "rarefy" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
