Overview of verb rarefy

The verb rarefy has 3 senses

• rarefy -- (lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied")


• rarefy, sublimate, subtilize -- (make more subtle or refined)


• rarefy, attenuate -- (weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance))

Overview of adj rarefied

The adj rarefied has 2 senses

• rare, rarefied, rarified -- (having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air")


• exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded -- (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"; "a grand purpose")