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RAREFIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example:
a grand purpose
Synonyms:
elevated; exalted; grand; high-flown; high-minded; idealistic; lofty; noble-minded; rarefied; rarified; sublime
Classified under:
Similar:
noble (having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having low density
Example:
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air
Synonyms:
rare; rarefied; rarified
Classified under:
Similar:
thin (relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb rarefy
