adjective🔗ShareDistant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select."Philosophical debates can be quite rarefied."culturesocietyphilosophyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareElevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value."The discussion about philosophy in the professor's office was rarefied, far removed from the everyday concerns of most students. "stylequalitycharactermoralphilosophyliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a gas etc.) Less dense than usual; thin."The air at high altitudes at the top of mountains is rarefied."physicsscienceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make rare, thin, porous, or less dense"The chemist rarefied the gas by reducing the pressure in the chamber. "materialphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to."As the hot air balloon rose, the air inside it rarefied, becoming less dense without adding any more air. "physicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
