Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\ (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]; 277), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Rarefied} (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rarefying} (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. rar['e]fier;
L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L.
rarefacere. See {-fy}.]
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or
enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; --
opposed to condense.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rarefied
adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the
rarefied mountain air" [syn: {rare}, {rarefied},
{rarified}]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated}, {sublime}, {grand},
{high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified},
{idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
