rarefy
English
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Etymology
From Old French rarefier (French raréfier), from Latin rarefacere (“make rare”). Surface etymology is rare + -fy.
Verb
rarefy (third-person singular simple present rarefies, present participle rarefying, simple past and past participle rarefied)
- To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
- To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
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Translations
to make rare etc.
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