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Synonyms for rarefy

All synonyms

Verb

1. Sublimate

sublimate, subtilize, subtilise UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense.

Related words

Word family
rarefaction
Other spellings
rarify

Forms

Past participle
rarefied
e.g. rarefied → sublimated, subtilized, attenuated, thinned…

Example sentences

  • stretch My friend got to ride a stretch limousine to prom!
  • expand Detours expand your knowledge of the surroundings.
  • elaborate Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
  • refine Algeria needs to refine its own oil.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rarefyrising
sublimatefalling
subtilizefalling
stretchrising
expandsteady
elaboratesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
thin1
6 letters
expand2, refine2
7 letters
stretch1
9 letters
elaborate3, attenuate4, sublimate, subtilize, subtilise
10 letters
complicate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expand2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
raréfier
Español
enrarecer