rarefy
1. lessen the density or solidity of - The bones are rarefied • Derivationally related forms: rarefaction • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Something ----s something 2. make more subtle or refined • Syn: sublimate, subtilize • Hypernyms: change, alter, modify • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 3. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) • Syn: attenuate • Derivationally related forms: attenuation (for: attenuate), rarefaction • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: weaken • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something
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