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sublimate

[ verb suhb-luh-meyt; noun adjective suhb-luh-mit, -meyt ]

verb (used with object)

sublimated, sublimating.
  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.
    1. to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process.
    2. to refine or purify (a substance).
  3. to make nobler or purer:

    To read about great men sublimates ambition.



verb (used without object)

sublimated, sublimating.
  1. to become sublimated; undergo sublimation.

noun

  1. Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.

adjective

  1. purified or exalted; sublimated.

sublimate

/ ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt; ˈsʌbləməbəl /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. exalted or purified
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • sublimable, adjective
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  • ·ܲl·ٱ verb (used with object) desublimated desublimating
  • ·ܲl·ٱ verb (used with object) resublimated resublimating
  • p·ܲl·e adjective
  • ܲ·ܲl·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sublimate1

1425–75; late Middle English: exalted, sublimated < Latin ܲīٳܲ (past participle of ܲī to elevate), equivalent to ܲī ( is ) sublime + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sublimate1

C16: from Latin ܲī to elevate, from ܲīis lofty; see sublime
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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.”

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In another scene, it fosters a shared revolt with the older women, who briefly allow their own sublimated pain to emerge.

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We have to sublimate a lot of emotions into our sports teams because we’re repressed.

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She pulled him up, brushed him off and transitioned him into a life where he would sublimate his addictive impulses into steady work.

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This could be the anthem animating the subconscious of Black Twitter, one of sublimated and disaffected affections .

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