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Pronunciation : Rar"e*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. rar?fier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. See -fy.]
Definition : Defn: To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.

t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rarefying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Rar"e*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth rarefies to dew." Dryden.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913