According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
rarefy, attenuate
(verb) weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefy, sublimate, subtilize
(verb) make more subtle or refined
rarefy
(verb) lessen the density or solidity of; “The bones are rarefied”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rarefy (third-person singular simple present rarefies, present participle rarefying, simple past and past participle rarefied)
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to.
• stretch
• condense
• Frayer, Frayre, fayrer
Source: Wiktionary
Rar"e*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rarefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rarefying.] Etym: [F. raréfier; L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. rarefacere. See -fy.]
Definition: To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense.
Rar"e*fy, v. i.
Definition: To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth rarefies to dew." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.