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View usage for: (sʌblɪmeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sublimates, present participle sublimating, past tense, past participle sublimatedverbIf you sublimate a strong desire or feeling, you express it in a way that is socially acceptable. [technical, formal] He could try to sublimate the problem by writing, in detail, about it. [VERB noun] The erotic impulse is sublimated into art. [be V-ed into n] Synonyms: channel, transfer, convert, divert More Synonyms of sublimate sublimation (sʌblɪmeɪʃən) uncountable noun In the play, talk is the sublimation of erotic attraction. ...sublimation of the sexual drive. sublimate in British English (ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt) verb1. psychology to direct the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp a sexual one) into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable 2. (transitive) to make purer; refine noun3. chemistry the material obtained when a substance is sublimed Derived forms sublimable (ˈsʌblɪməbəl) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin sublīmāre to elevate, from sublīmis lofty; see sublimesublimate in American English (ˈsʌbləˌmeɪt; for adj. & n., also, ˈsʌbləmɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈsubliˌmated or ˈsubliˌmating1. to cause to change directly from a solid to a gas, or from a gas to a solid, without becoming a liquid 2. to have a purifying or ennobling influence or effect on 3. to express (socially or personally unacceptable impulses, specif. sexual impulses) in constructive, acceptable forms, often unconsciously verb intransitive4. to undergo sublimating noun6. a substance that is the product of sublimating Derived forms sublimation (ˌsubliˈmation) noun Word origin < L sublimatus, pp. of sublimare: see , sublime verb transitiveExamples of 'sublimate' in a sentencesublimate Definition to direct the energy of (a strong desire, esp. a sexual one) into activities that are socially more acceptable The erotic impulse is sublimated into art. Additional synonymsDefinition to change or adapt a handy table which converts into an ironing board Synonyms change, turn, transform, alter, metamorphose, transpose, transmute, transmogrify (humorous) Definition to change the course or direction of (traffic) A new bypass will divert traffic from the A13. Synonyms redirect, switch, avert, deflect, deviate, change the course of, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside, channel away Definition to move (money or property) from the control of one person or organization to that of another Certain kinds of property are transferred automatically. Synonyms hand over, give, commit, surrender, pass on, transmit, convey, assign, divert, turn over, relinquish, entrust, consign, devolve, make over, cede, redirect, sign over - subjection
- subjective
- subjugate
- sublimate
- sublime
- subliminal
- submerge
Additional synonymsSynonyms persuade, influence, prejudice, talk into, prevail upon, bring round (informal), divert |