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rarefied |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rarefied}; p. pr & vb n. {Rarefying}.] [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rarefied adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rare}, {rarified}] 2: reserved for an eleite group [syn: {rarified}] 3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
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