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rarify en · VERB

Etymology

From rare + -ify, or a misspelling of rarefy (see usage notes).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, proscribed, sometimes) Alternative spelling of rarefy.
    alt of rarefy
    • The bottle, every time it is heated, should be carried away from the fire the cork eased a little, to allow the rarified air to escape;... 1847, editorial staff, “White Hard Spirit of Wine Varnish”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 72:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rarifying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rarified Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rarified Tense=Past lexicographic
rarifies Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic