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ˈrarefied, ppl. a.
[f. rarefy v. + -ed.]
That is made less dense. (Chiefly of air). Also transf. and fig.
1634Peacham Gentl. Exerc. iii. 140 The higher parts of the ayre, which..are more rarified and pure then the neather. 1665Glanvill Scepsis Sci. i. 17 That a Bullet should be moved by the rarified fire. 1785Franklin Lett. Wks. 1840 VI. 506, I need not explain to you,..what is meant by rarefied air. 1855Prescott Philip II, ii. iv. (1857) 243 The brisk and rarefied atmosphere of Madrid proved favourable to Charles's health. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 482 Mast-cells closely packed in columns in a rarefied tissue. 1961Blackw. Mag. Oct. 290/1 From the light of common day into the rarified atmosphere of the late eighteenth century. 1977G. Michanowsky Once & Future Star iv. 33 In the rarefied world of cuneiform scholarship, it is known as BM—86378. 1978N. Moss What's the Difference? (ed. 2) 93 Professor, n—a less rarefied post than at a British university, since there are usually several professors to a department. |