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rarefy 音标拼音: [r'ɛrəfɑɪ] vt. 使稀少,使稀薄,使纯化
vi. 变稀少,变稀薄 使稀少,使稀薄,使纯化变稀少,变稀薄 rarefy v 1: lessen the density or solidity of; " The bones are rarefied" 2: make more subtle or refined [ synonym: { rarefy}, { sublimate}, { subtilize}] 3: weaken the consistency of ( a chemical substance) [ synonym: { rarefy}, { attenuate}] 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]
Rarefy \ Rar" e* fy\, v. i. To become less dense; to become thin and porous. " Earth rarefies to dew." -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 57 Moby Thesaurus words for " rarefy": add to, adulterate, aggrandize, amplify, attenuate, augment, baptize, bloat, blow up, broaden, build, build up, bulk, bulk out, crescendo, cut, dematerialize, develop, dilate, dilute, disembody, distend, emacerate, emaciate, enervate, enlarge, etherealize, expand, extend, hike, hike up, huff, increase, inflate, irrigate, magnify, puff, puff up, pump, pump up, raise, reduce, sap, spiritualize, stretch, subtilize, sufflate, swell, thin, thin away, thin down, thin out, up, water, water down, weaken, widen
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