rarefy
To make rare, thin, porous, or less denseTo make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.
» The air is rarefied on high mountains.
Die Luft wird auf hohen Bergen dünner.
На высокогорье воздух разрежен.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.
verdünnen, evakuieren, rarefizieren
разрежа́тьrazrežátʹ, разреди́тьrazredítʹ
розрі́джуватиrozrídžuvaty, розріди́тиrozridýty
(intransitive)To become rare, thin or less dense.
aufblasen, verlängern, expandieren
- weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
- make more subtle or refined
- lessen the density or solidity of
Examples
3 sentencesThe air is rarefied on high mountains.
ruНа высокогорье воздух разрежен.
deDie Luft wird auf hohen Bergen dünner.
The air is rarefying.
ruВоздух разряжен.
Johnston was the first to come to consciousness as the balloon sank into less rarefied atmosphere.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rarefien, from Old French rarefier (French raréfier), from Latin rarefFrom Middle English rarefien, from Old French rarefier (French raréfier), from Latin rarefacere (“make rare”). By surface analysis, rare + -fy.
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Forms
rarefies, rarefying, rarefied, rarefiedSynonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle