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sublimate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsʌblɪmət/
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  • /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
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Etymology

From Middle English sublymate, from Latin sublīmātus, past participle of sublīmāre (“to raise, elevate”).

Meanings

  1. A product obtained by sublimation.

Forms

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sublimates Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

deposit

Relateds

freeze-dry

sublimate en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English sublymate, from Latin sublīmātus, past participle of sublīmāre (“to raise, elevate”).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:generally, transitive) To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container. ▸ To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
  2. (qualifier:chiefly passive voice, transitive) To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container. ▸ To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
  3. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
  4. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) 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.
    • Foreigners extol the American "energy" […] Basically it is the energy of violence, of free-floating resentment and anxiety unleashed by chronic cultural dislocations which must be, for the most part, ferociously sublimated. This energy has mainly been sublimated into crude materialism and acquisitiveness. 1969, Susan Sontag, “What’s Happening in America”, in Styles of Radical Will, Kindle edition, Penguin Modern Classics, published 2009, →ISBN, page 194:
    • When he got home from the parade, however, Professor Solanka was seized by melancholy, his usual secret sadness, which he sublimated into the public sphere. Something was amiss with the world. The optimistic peace-and-love philosophy of his youth having given him up, he no longer knew how to reconcile himself to an increasingly phoney […] reality. 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 7:
  5. (archaic, broadly, figuratively, transitive) To obtain (something) through, or as if through, sublimation.
  6. (archaic, broadly, figuratively, transitive) To purify or refine (a substance).
    • The precepts of Christianity are […] so apt […] to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt. 1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC:
  7. (also, broadly, figuratively, transitive) Synonym of sublime. ▸ To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
  8. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) Synonym of sublime. ▸ To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
  9. (intransitive) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
  10. (intransitive) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
  11. (figuratively, intransitive) 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.
  12. (figuratively, intransitive) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).

Forms

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sublimated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sublimated Tense=Past lexicographic
sublimates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sublimating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

deposit · desublimate

Coordinates

boil · condense · vaporate · vaporize · evaporate · vaporise

Deriveds

sublimated · sublime · sublimed · unsublimated · sublimating · unsublimed · sublimational · subliming · sublimator · resublime · resublimination · sublimation · sublimability · sublimable · sublimatable · sublimer

Hypernyms

refine · gasify

Relateds

corrosive sublimate

Synonyms

sublime · sublime · sublime · sublime · sublime

Translations (62)

fr sublimer (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fi sublimoida (to purify or refine (a substance)) · sh sublimirati (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · sh сублимирати (to purify or refine (a substance)) · de sublimieren (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · ru очи́стить (to purify or refine (a substance)) · ca sublimar (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · sh sublimirati (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · hu elillan (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fi ylevöittää (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · fr sublimer (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · cmn 升華 /升华 (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · es sublimar (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · mi whāhaurehu (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ja 昇華させる (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · bg сублимирам (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · sv sublimera (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · vi thăng hoa (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · de sublimieren (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · th ระเหิด (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · sh sublimirati (to purify or refine (a substance)) · da sublimere (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · pt sublimar (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fa بخار کردن (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ru возгоня́ть (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fi ylevöittää (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · mk возвишува (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fi sublimoida (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · tl lakdasingawin (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ca sublimar (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · hu szublimál (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ru очища́ть (to purify or refine (a substance)) · bg пречиствам (to purify or refine (a substance)) · cs sublimovat (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · fi sublimoida (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · mi whakahaurehu (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · sv sublimera (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · ko 승화하다 (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · es sublimar (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · ru возвы́сить (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · es sublimar (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · sh сублимирати (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ru сублими́ровать (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fi haihduttaa (to purify or refine (a substance)) · sv upphöja (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · pt sublimar (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · fi sublimoitua (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · pt sublimar (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · pt sublimar (to purify or refine (a substance)) · sh сублимирати (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · ru возгна́ть (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · fr honorer (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · mk сублими́ра (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · cs sublimovat (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · sv förädla (to purify or refine (a substance)) · sl veličasten (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ru возвыша́ть (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · sh сублимирати (to raise (someone) to a high office or status) · sh sublimirati (to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently) · ja 昇華させる (to modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner) · fr sublimer (to purify or refine (a substance)) · es sublimar (to purify or refine (a substance))