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Rarefied

  1. adjective

    of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; ; - Oliver Franks

    “an exalted ideal”

    Similar: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, lofty, rarified

  2. verb

    weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)

    Similar: rarefy, attenuate

  3. verb

    lessen the density or solidity of

    “The bones are rarefied”

    Similar: rarefy

  4. verb

    make more subtle or refined

    Similar: rarefy, sublimate, subtilize

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