Associations to the word «Rarefy»

Wiktionary

RAREFY, verb. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
RAREFY, verb. To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.

Dictionary definition

RAREFY, verb. Lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied".
RAREFY, verb. Make more subtle or refined.
RAREFY, verb. Weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats