rarefien
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French rarefier (modern French raréfier), from Latin rarefacere; equivalent to rare + -ifien.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editrarefien
Conjugation
editConjugation of rarefien (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: rarefy
References
edit- “rārefīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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