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sub⋅li⋅mate

[v. suhb-luh-meyt; n., adj. suhb-luh-mit, -meyt] verb, -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
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.
–adjective
6. purified or exalted; sublimated.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME: exalted, sublimated < L sublīmātus (ptp. of sublīmāre to elevate), equiv. to sublīm(is) sublime + -ātus -ate 1


sub⋅li⋅ma⋅ble [suhb-luh-muh-buhl] , adjective
sub⋅li⋅ma⋅ble⋅ness, noun
sub⋅li⋅ma⋅tion, noun
sub⋅li⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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sub·li·ma·tion   (sŭb'lə-mā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of sublimating.

  2. Something that has been sublimated.

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Cultural Dictionary

sublimation [(sub-luh-may-shuhn)]

In Freudian psychology, a defense mechanism by which the individual satisfies a socially prohibited instinctive drive (usually sexual or aggressive) through the substitution of socially acceptable behavior. For example, someone with strong sexual drives who paints nude portraits may be engaging in sublimation.


sublimation [(sub-luh-may-shuhn)]

In chemistry, the direct conversion of a solid into a gas, without passage through a liquid stage. (See phases of matter.)

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Word Origin & History

sublimation 
1390, "process of purifying by heating into a vapor," from M.L. sublimationem (nom. sublimatio) "refinement," lit. "a lifting up, deliverance," from L. sublimare "to raise, elevate," from sublimis "lofty" (see sublime). Psychological sense is first recorded 1910, probably influenced by subliminal.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2sub·li·mate
Pronunciation: 's&b-l&-"mAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mat·ed;-mat·ing
1 : SUBLIME
2 : to divert the expression of (an instinctualdesire or impulse) from its primitive form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable sublimated into intellectual passion —HavelockEllis>

Main Entry: sub·li·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "s&b-l&-'mA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act, process, or an instance ofsubliming a chemical
2 : the process of converting and expressing a primitive instinctual desire or impulse to a form that is socially or culturally acceptable
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sublimate sub·li·mate (sŭb'lə-māt')
v. sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, sub·li·mates

  1. To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.

  2. To modify the natural expression of an instinctual impulse, especially a sexual one, in a socially acceptable manner.

sublimation sub·li·ma·tion (sŭb'lə-mā'shən)
n.

  1. The act or process of sublimating.

  2. Something that has been sublimated.

  3. An unconscious defense mechanism in which unacceptable instinctual drives and wishes are modified into more personally and socially acceptable channels.

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Science Dictionary
sublimation   (sŭb'lə-mā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The process of changing from a solid to a gas without passing through an intermediate liquid phase. Carbon dioxide, at a pressure of one atmosphere, sublimates at about -78 degrees Celsius. Ice and snow on the Earth's surface also sublimate at temperatures below the freezing point of water. Compare deposition.
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