Rarefiable
əˌfaɪ verb (used with object)
1.
to make rare or rarer; make less dense: to rarefy a gas.
2.
to make more refined, spiritual, or exalted.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become rare or less dense; become thinned: Moisture rarefies when heated.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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rarefy (ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| to make or become rarer or less dense; thin out | |
| [C14: from Old French raréfier, from Latin rārēfacere, from rārus | |
| 'rarefiable | |
| —adj | |
| 'rarefier | |
| —n | |
| rarefy (ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| to make or become rarer or less dense; thin out | |
| [C14: from Old French raréfier, from Latin rārēfacere, from rārus | |
| 'rarefiable | |
| —adj | |
| 'rarefier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rarefy
late 14c., from O.Fr. rarefier (14c.), from M.L. rarificare, from L. rarefacere "make rare," from rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (1)) + facere "to make" (see factitious).
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