Found 3 items, similar to rarefy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: rarefy menipiskan, menjarangkan, menjernihkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rarefy 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rarefy Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous. “Earth rarefies to dew.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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]