sublimate
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sub·li·mate
[v. suhb-luh-meyt; n., adj. suhb-luh-mit, -meyt] verb, sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, noun, adjective 
ləˌmeɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process.
b.
to refine or purify (a substance).
3.
to make nobler or purer: To read about great men sublimates ambition.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become sublimated; undergo sublimation.
noun
5.
Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
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adjective
6.
purified or exalted; sublimated.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English: exalted, sublimated < Latin sublīmātus (past participle of sublīmāre to elevate), equivalent to sublīm(is) sublime + -ātus -ate1
1425–75; late Middle English: exalted, sublimated < Latin sublīmātus (past participle of sublīmāre to elevate), equivalent to sublīm(is) sublime + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
sub·li·ma·ble·ness, noun
sub·li·ma·tion, noun
de·sub·li·mate, verb (used with object), de·sub·li·mat·ed, de·sub·li·mat·ing.
re·sub·li·mate, verb (used with object), re·sub·li·mat·ed, re·sub·li·mat·ing.
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sublimate (ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | psychol to direct the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp a sexual one) into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable |
| 2. | (tr) to make purer; refine |
| —n | |
| 3. | chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimed |
| —adj | |
| 4. | exalted or purified |
| [C16: from Latin sublīmāre to elevate, from sublīmis lofty; see | |
| sublimable | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
sublimate sub·li·mate (sŭb'lə-māt')
v. sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, sub·li·mates
To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.
To modify the natural expression of an instinctual impulse, especially a sexual one, in a socially acceptable manner.
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