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sublimate
[ verb suhb-luh-meyt; noun adjective suhb-luh-mit, -meyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- Chemistry.
- to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process.
- to refine or purify (a substance).
- to make nobler or purer:
To read about great men sublimates ambition.
verb (used without object)
- to become sublimated; undergo sublimation.
noun
- Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
adjective
- purified or exalted; sublimated.
sublimate
/ ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt; ˈsʌbləməbəl /
verb
- psychol to direct the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp a sexual one) into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable
- tr to make purer; refine
noun
- chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimed
adjective
- exalted or purified
Derived Forms
- sublimable, adjective
Other yvlogs From
- ܲ··· [suhb, -l, uh, -m, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ܲl···Ա noun
- ܲl·tDz noun
- ·ܲl·ٱ verb (used with object) desublimated desublimating
- ·ܲl·ٱ verb (used with object) resublimated resublimating
- p·ܲl·e adjective
- ܲ·ܲl·e adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sublimate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sublimate1
Example Sentences
“You’ve got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.”
In another scene, it fosters a shared revolt with the older women, who briefly allow their own sublimated pain to emerge.
We have to sublimate a lot of emotions into our sports teams because we’re repressed.
She pulled him up, brushed him off and transitioned him into a life where he would sublimate his addictive impulses into steady work.
This could be the anthem animating the subconscious of Black Twitter, one of sublimated and disaffected affections .
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