Meanings
verbrarify (third-person singular simple present rarifies, present participle rarifying, simple past and past participle rarified)
present singular third person rarifies · participle present rarifying · participle past rarified · past rarified
- alternativeproscribedsometimesAlternative spelling 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
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Origin
From rare + -ify, or a misspelling of rarefy (see usage notes).
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APA
rarify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarify
MLA
“rarify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarify. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rarify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rarify.
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