Rarefy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lessen the density or solidity of

make more subtle or refined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛɹfaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeəfaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeəfaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛɹfaɪ/.

Examples

The bones are rarefied

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sublimate attenuate subtilize

Parts of Speech

verb	lessen the density or solidity of “The bones are rarefied”
verb	make more subtle or refined
verb	weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

Word Forms

rarefaction	noun	a decrease in the density of something
attenuation	noun	the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdünnen

die Dichte oder Festigkeit verringern

🇫🇷French

raréfier

diminuer la densité ou la solidité de

🇪🇸Spanish

enrarecer

disminuir la densidad o solidez de

🇮🇹Italian

rarefare

diminuire la densità o la solidità del

🇵🇹Portuguese

rarefazer

diminuir a densidade ou solidez de

🇷🇺Russian

разрежать

уменьшить плотность или прочность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्लभ

के घनत्व या ठोसता को कम करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরল

এর ঘনত্ব বা দৃঢ়তা হ্রাস করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அரிதாக

அடர்த்தி அல்லது திடத்தன்மையைக் குறைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుదైన

యొక్క సాంద్రత లేదా దృఢత్వాన్ని తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्मिळ

ची घनता किंवा घनता कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુર્લભ

ની ઘનતા અથવા નક્કરતા ઘટાડવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರೂಪ

ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಘನತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപൂർവ്വമായി

സാന്ദ്രത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദൃഢത കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

نایاب

کی کثافت یا استحکام کو کم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稀疏

降低密度或坚固性

🇯🇵Japanese

稀少化する

～の密度または固さを減らす

🇰🇷Korean

희귀하다

밀도나 견고함을 감소시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiếm có

làm giảm mật độ hoặc độ rắn chắc của

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้หายาก

ลดความหนาแน่นหรือความแข็งของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjernihkan

mengurangi kepadatan atau soliditas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نادرة

تقليل كثافتها أو صلابتها

🇮🇷Persian

نادر است

کاهش چگالی یا استحکام

🇹🇷Turkish

seyrekleştirmek

yoğunluğunu veya sağlamlığını azaltmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נדיר

להפחית את הצפיפות או המוצקות של

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