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English Dictionary: rarefied	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rarefied
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rarefied adj having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" Synonym(s): rare, rarefied, rarified 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"; "a grand purpose" Synonym(s): exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
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[82]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.