rarefy

rarefy is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
2. intransitive verb. To become less dense; to become thin and porous.
3. verb. weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

   Synonyms: attenuate

4. verb. make more subtle or refined

   Synonyms: sublimate, subtilize

5. verb. lessen the density or solidity of

   "The bones are rarefied"

Synonyms

attenuate, sublimate, subtilize

Common word forms

rarefied, rarefier, rarefies, rarefying

Words from these letters

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