sublimate

sub·li·mate

S0843500 (sŭb′lə-māt′)v. sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, sub·li·mates v.intr. Chemistry To be transformed directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.v.tr.1. Chemistry To cause (a solid or gas) to sublimate.2. a. To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner.b. To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into an acceptable activity.n. Chemistry A product of sublimation.

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[Latin sublīmāre, sublīmāt-, to elevate, from sublīmis, uplifted.]

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sub′li·ma′tion (-mā′shən) n.

sublimate

(ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt) vb1. (Psychology) psychol to direct the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp a sexual one) into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable2. (tr) to make purer; refinen (Chemistry) chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimedadjexalted or purified[C16: from Latin sublīmāre to elevate, from sublīmis lofty; see sublime] sublimable adj

sub•li•mate

(v. ˈsʌb ləˌmeɪt; n., adj. -mɪt, -ˌmeɪt)

v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n., adj. v.t. 1. 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. a. to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process. b. to refine or purify (a substance). 3. to make nobler or purer. v.i. 4. to become sublimated; undergo sublimation. n. 5. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated. adj. 6. purified or exalted; sublimated. [1425–75; < Latin sublīmātus, past participle of sublīmāre to elevate, v. derivative of sublīmis sublime; see -ate¹] sub`li•ma′tion, n.

sublimate

- In chemistry, to change from a solid to a gas or from a gas to a solid without becoming a liquid.See also related terms for solid.

sublimate

Past participle: sublimated
Gerund: sublimating

Imperative
sublimate
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Present
I sublimate
you sublimate
he/she/it sublimates
we sublimate
you sublimate
they sublimate

Preterite
I sublimated
you sublimated
he/she/it sublimated
we sublimated
you sublimated
they sublimated

Present Continuous
I am sublimating
you are sublimating
he/she/it is sublimating
we are sublimating
you are sublimating
they are sublimating

Present Perfect
I have sublimated
you have sublimated
he/she/it has sublimated
we have sublimated
you have sublimated
they have sublimated

Past Continuous
I was sublimating
you were sublimating
he/she/it was sublimating
we were sublimating
you were sublimating
they were sublimating

Past Perfect
I had sublimated
you had sublimated
he/she/it had sublimated
we had sublimated
you had sublimated
they had sublimated

Future
I will sublimate
you will sublimate
he/she/it will sublimate
we will sublimate
you will sublimate
they will sublimate

Future Perfect
I will have sublimated
you will have sublimated
he/she/it will have sublimated
we will have sublimated
you will have sublimated
they will have sublimated

Future Continuous
I will be sublimating
you will be sublimating
he/she/it will be sublimating
we will be sublimating
you will be sublimating
they will be sublimating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sublimating
you have been sublimating
he/she/it has been sublimating
we have been sublimating
you have been sublimating
they have been sublimating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sublimating
you will have been sublimating
he/she/it will have been sublimating
we will have been sublimating
you will have been sublimating
they will have been sublimating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sublimating
you had been sublimating
he/she/it had been sublimating
we had been sublimating
you had been sublimating
they had been sublimating

Conditional
I would sublimate
you would sublimate
he/she/it would sublimate
we would sublimate
you would sublimate
they would sublimate

Past Conditional
I would have sublimated
you would have sublimated
he/she/it would have sublimated
we would have sublimated
you would have sublimated
they would have sublimated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sublimate - the product of vaporization of a solidgas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitelybichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate, mercuric chloride, mercury chloride - a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
Verb	1.	sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activitiesairt, redirect - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"desexualise, desexualize - direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
	2.	sublimate - make more subtle or refinedrarefy, subtilizealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	3.	sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"distill, make pure, purifychemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionsameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"distill, distil - undergo the process of distillationrectify, refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"purge - rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
	4.	sublimate - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"sublimeaerify, gasify, vaporize, vaporise - turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
	5.	sublimate - vaporize and then condense right back againsublimechange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"resublime - sublime (a compound) once again
Adj.	1.	sublimate - made purepure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

sublimate

verb channel, transfer, convert, divert, redirect, turn The erotic impulse is sublimated into art.

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