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   Rarefy

   /ˈrɛːrɪfʌɪ/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become less dense or solid: "air rarefies and degrounds the physical body"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rarefier, or medieval Latin rareficare, based on Latin rarus ‘rare’ + facere ‘make’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rarefication noun
   • 2. rarefactive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • A

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   • R

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   • E

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   • F

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   • Y

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