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What does rarefy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word rarefy? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
  2. To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
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Would an atmosphere perfumed by these Eastern woods clarify and rarefy our denser Occidental minds?
Of course it's serious, and art is serious, but I'm not going to rarefy it.
But if warm dry winds blow upon the clouds, they rarefy the vapour to a greater degree, and temporarily disperse the clouds.
The rarefy of the atmosphere continued to affect the wood-work of the wagons, and the wheels were incessantly falling to pieces.
But as such means are not at disposal, it becomes necessary to place the terminal in a bulb and rarefy the air in the same.
The primary activity of warmth is to move fast and to dilate and rarefy matter, whereas that of cold is to hinder movement and to condense matter.

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