rarify
/ˈrɛrəˌfaɪ/
verb
- To make less dense, especially to thin out air or gas.
- As you climb higher, the atmosphere rarifies naturally.
- The vacuum pump rarifies the air inside the chamber.
- Scientists rarify the gas to study its behavior under low pressure.
- To refine or make more exclusive or esoteric.
- The club's strict membership rules rarify its social circle.
- They sought to rarify the language of the poem, making it harder for casual readers.
- Over time, the artist's style became more rarified and abstract.
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