rarefy
英 [ˈreə.rɪ.faɪ]
美 [ˈrer.ə.faɪ]
- vt. 使纯化;变稀薄;精选
- vi. 变稀薄;纯化
rarefy 变稀薄,使高雅来自 rare,稀薄的,罕见的,-fy,使。引申词义使精深,使高雅。
- rarefy (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French rarefier (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin rarificare, from Latin rarefacere "make rare," from rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (adj.1)) + facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Rarefied.