Antonyms for rarefy

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rair-uh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛər əˌfaɪ

Definition of rarefy

Origin : late 14c., from Old French rarefier (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin rarificare, from Latin rarefacere "make rare," from rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (adj.1)) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Rarefied.

verb thin

Example sentences :

But if warm dry winds blow upon the clouds, they rarefy the vapour to a greater degree, and temporarily disperse the clouds.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

The rarefy of the atmosphere continued to affect the wood-work of the wagons, and the wheels were incessantly falling to pieces.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Captain Bonneville » by Washington Irving

But extend this vapour, rarefy it; from so narrow a room as our natural bodies, to any politic body, to a state.
Extract from : « Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions » by John Donne

The air consequently was damp and gross, for want of stronger rays to open and rarefy it.
Extract from : « The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch » by Plutarch

But as such means are not at disposal, it becomes necessary to place the terminal in the bulb and rarefy the air in the same.
Extract from : « The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla » by Thomas Commerford Martin

Would an atmosphere perfumed by these Eastern woods clarify and rarefy our denser Occidental minds?
Extract from : « Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

But as such means are not at disposal, it becomes necessary to place the terminal in a bulb and rarefy the air in the same.
Extract from : « Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency » by Nikola Tesla

Synonyms for rarefy

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