rarefy

Meanings

• Verb

  To make something rare or thinner by removing or separating parts.

  - "The scientist rarefied the gas in order to study its properties."
  - "The artist rarefied the oil paints to create a smooth texture."

• Verb

  To make something less common or less frequent.

  - "The rarefy of diamonds makes them valuable."
  - "The company rarefied the release of new features to build anticipation."

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Antonyms

condense

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Synonyms

stretch

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rarefy
rare , square , affair , dare , heir , there , sphere , clear , near , here , pier , square , repair , rarefied , repare , prepare

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Variants

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rarefied , rarefies , rarefy , rarefying , rarified , rarifies , rarify , rarifying

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to thin out' in Latin, from 'rarius' meaning 'rare' or 'thin'.

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Trivia

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1. The rarefaction of sound waves in the human ear is what allows us to hear.

2. The process of rarefying gas is used in scuba diving to allow the diver to breathe underwater.

3. The rarefaction of a substance can also refer to the process of making its pressure lower, such as when a vacuum is created.

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Related Concepts

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1. Thinning: The process of making something thinner or less dense.

2. Dilution: The process of reducing the concentration of a substance by adding a solvent.

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Culture

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Rarefy has been used in various scientific contexts, particularly in the field of physics and chemistry, to describe the process of reducing the density of a substance.

How to Memorize "rarefy"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a scientist in a lab, slowly separating and removing parts from a substance to make it thinner or rarer.
   - Visualize a diamond, which is rare and valuable due to its scarcity.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of thinning or making something less common.
   - Think of the word 'rare' and how it relates to scarcity or uniqueness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember R-A-R-E-F-Y stands for 'Reduce And Remove For Yielding Thinner Substances'.
   - Think of the word 'rare' and remember the process of 'rarefying' makes something rarer and thinner.

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