What is to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense called?
rarefy — To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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