Definition of Rarfy
Rar"e*fy (răr"&esl;*fī; 277), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied (-
fīd); p. pr. & vb. n. Rarefying (-
fī`&ibreve;ng).] [F. raréfier; 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.
Rar"e*fy, v. i. To become less
dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth rarefies to
dew." Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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