Rarefy: alternatives and connections

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

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The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.

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The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.

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The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

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The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

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To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodi…

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To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

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To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.

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