| Main Entry: | rarefy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thin |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, cook, cut back, cut*, decrease, delete, diminish, disperse, doctor, edit, emaciate, expand, extenuate, irrigate, lace, needle, prune, reduce, refine, shave, spike, trim, water, water down, weaken, weed out |
| Main Entry: | clarify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | purify |
Synonyms: |
clean, cleanse, depurate, distill, filter, rarefy, refine |
Antonyms: |
dirty, muddle, muddy |
| Main Entry: | distill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make pure; draw out something |
Synonyms: |
boil down, brew, clarify, concentrate, condense, cook, cut, cut down, cut to the bone, dribble, drip, drop, evaporate, express, extract, ferment, get to the meat, infuse, precipitate, press, press out, purify, rarefy, rectify, refine, squeeze out, steam, sublimate, trickle, trim, vaporize, volatilize |
Antonyms: |
dirty, pollute |
| Main Entry: | fade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dwindle, die out |
Synonyms: |
abate, attenuate, clear, decline, deliquesce, deteriorate, die away, die on vine, dim, diminish, disappear, disperse, dissolve, droop, ebb, etiolate, evanesce, evanish, evaporate, fag out, fail, fall, flag, fold, hush, languish, lessen, melt, melt away, moderate, perish, peter out, poop out, quiet, rarefy, shrivel, sink, slack off, taper, thin, tire, tucker out, vanish, wane, waste away, weaken, wilt, wither |
Antonyms: |
enhance, improve, recover, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | refine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | purify |
Synonyms: |
clarify, cleanse, distill, filter, process, rarefy, strain |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, dirty, pollute |
| Main Entry: | thin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make diluted or less dense |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, cook, cut, cut back, decrease, delete, diminish, disperse, doctor, edit, emaciate, expand, extenuate, irrigate, lace, needle, prune, rarefy, reduce, refine, shave, spike, trim, water, water down, weaken, weed out |
Antonyms: |
beef up, thicken |
| Main Entry: | sublimate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | purify |
Synonyms: |
clean, cleanse, rarefy, refine, uphold |