rarifying
Becoming less dense
Rarifying is the present participle of rarefy, meaning to make less dense or more refined.
Gas rarifies as it rises and expands.
More often the word describes intellectual or cultural refinement—elevating something to a more exclusive or abstract plane: The discourse kept rarifying until no one outside academia could follow it.
Also spelled rarefying.
Removing unwanted substances
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- concentratingDirecting mental effort narrowly
- sublimatingSolid-to-gas conversion
essence · extraction · separating · purification · clarifying · elevating · refining · quintessence
Reducing density or number
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- pressureForce upon contact
atmosphere · elevation · mountain · ascent · climbing · breathlessness · hypoxia · acclimatization
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- selectCarefully pick from options
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- nicheRecessed wall space
cultivated · refined · sophisticated · esoteric · highbrow · connoisseur · discriminating · prestigious
purifying
Removing unwanted substances
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- concentratingDirecting mental effort narrowly
sublimating · essence · extraction · separating · purification · clarifying · elevating · refining · quintessence · alchemy
thinning
Reducing density or number
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
pressure · atmosphere · elevation · mountain · ascent · climbing · breathlessness · hypoxia · acclimatization · stratosphere
elite
Superior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- selectCarefully pick from options
- privilegedHaving special advantages
niche · cultivated · refined · sophisticated · esoteric · highbrow · connoisseur · discriminating · prestigious · elevated
rarifyingcompressing
Forcing into less space
condensing · densifying · compacting · concentrating · thickening
rarifyingpopularizing
Making something widely known
proliferating · spreading · multiplying · disseminating · normalizing
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