Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rarefy
Participle: rarefied
Gerund: rarefying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rarefy |
| you | rarefy |
| he;she;it | rarefies |
| we | rarefy |
| you | rarefy |
| they | rarefy |
Perfect
| I | have rarefied |
| you | have rarefied |
| he;she;it | has rarefied |
| we | have rarefied |
| you | have rarefied |
| they | have rarefied |
Past
| I | rarefied |
| you | rarefied |
| he;she;it | rarefied |
| we | rarefied |
| you | rarefied |
| they | rarefied |
Pluperfect
| I | had rarefied |
| you | had rarefied |
| he;she;it | had rarefied |
| we | had rarefied |
| you | had rarefied |
| they | had rarefied |
Future
| I | will rarefy |
| you | will rarefy |
| he;she;it | will rarefy |
| we | will rarefy |
| you | will rarefy |
| they | will rarefy |
Future Perfect
| I | will have rarefied |
| you | will have rarefied |
| he;she;it | will have rarefied |
| we | will have rarefied |
| you | will have rarefied |
| they | will have rarefied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rarefy |
| you | rarefy |
| he;she;it | rarefy |
| we | rarefy |
| you | rarefy |
| they | rarefy |
Perfect
| I | have rarefied |
| you | have rarefied |
| he;she;it | have rarefied |
| we | have rarefied |
| you | have rarefied |
| they | have rarefied |
Imperfect
| I | rarefied |
| you | rarefied |
| he;she;it | rarefied |
| we | rarefied |
| you | rarefied |
| they | rarefied |
Pluperfect
| I | had rarefied |
| you | had rarefied |
| he;she;it | had rarefied |
| we | had rarefied |
| you | had rarefied |
| they | had rarefied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rarefy |
| you | would rarefy |
| he;she;it | would rarefy |
| we | would rarefy |
| you | would rarefy |
| they | would rarefy |
Perfect
| I | would have rarefied |
| you | would have rarefied |
| he;she;it | would have rarefied |
| we | would have rarefied |
| you | would have rarefied |
| they | would have rarefied |
Imperative
| you | rarefy |
| we | Let's rarefy |
| you | rarefy |
Verbs conjugated like 'rarefy'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rarefy'
arefy,
rarify,
calefy,
casefy,
labefy,
madefy,
ramify,
rare,
ratify,
redefy,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1398, from O.Fr.
rarefier (14c.), from M.L.
rarificare, from L.
rarefacere "make rare," from
rarus "rare, thin" (see rare (1)) +
facere "to make" (see factitious).
2. From Middle English rarefien, from Old French rarefier (French raréfier), from Latin rarefacere (“make rare”). By surface analysis, rare + -fy. See: Middle English '
rarefien'.
Sample Sentences
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By means of this gauge, Mr. Smeaton judged that his machine was incomparably better than any former one, as it seemed to rarefy the air in the receiver 1000, or even 2000 times, while the best of these only rarefied it about 140[…] [1815, A Philosophical and Mathematical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the Terms, and an Account ... by Charles Hutton ... vol. 1[-2], page 56:]
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For if The^([sic]) water rarefies and then Condenses, all that great mass of water of the Lake of the Ilinois rises in its vast basin when it rarefies, and falls when it condenses. And, as water always rises as much as it falls, it would[…] [1916, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Bulletin, page 293:]
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As water rarefies, it evaporates, forming visible steam, and this may be a step toward the final category of reality, fire. Anyone who has held a hand over a boiling kettle may feel the truth of this.[…] [2009, John C. Malone, Psychology: Pythagoras to Present, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 28:]
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Given the high quantity of water molecules in the human body it is worthy of note at this point that moisture rarefies when heated.[…] [2019 November 29, Peta Morton, Ancient Teachings for Modern Times: The Way To a Rich and Deeply Satisfying Life, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:]