Found 3 items, similar to rarefied.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: rarefied keropos
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rarefied rarefied adj 1: having low density; “rare gasses”; “lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air” [syn: rare, rarified] 2: reserved for an elite group [syn: rarified] 3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; “an exalted ideal”; “argue in terms of high-flown ideals”- Oliver Franks; “a noble and lofty concept” [syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded] rarefy v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; “The bones are rarefied” 2: make more subtle or refined [syn: sublimate, subtilize] 3: weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) [syn: attenuate] [also: rarefied] rarefied See rarefy
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rarefied 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.] To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense. [1913 Webster]