Difference between Sublimate and Rarefy

What is the difference between Sublimate and Rarefy?

Sublimate as a verb is to change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state (transitive or intransitive) while Rarefy as a verb is to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense

Sublimate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state (transitive or intransitive) To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state. To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity. To raise to a place of honor.

Rarefy

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make rare, thin, porous, or less denseTo expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.

We hope you now know whether to use Sublimate or Rarefy in your sentence.

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