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sub·li·mate I. \ˈsəbləˌmāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare to lift up, raise — more at sublime transitive verb 1. obsolete a. : to elevate to a place of dignity or honor b. : to give a more elevated character to 2. [Medieval Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to raise, lift up] a. : to cause to sublime < sublimate sulfur > b. archaic : to improve or refine as if by subliming c. obsolete : to get or extract by or as if by subliming 3. : to direct the energy of (an impulse) from a primitive aim to one that is higher in the cultural scale especially in the course of psychoanalysis < sublimate sexual curiosity into artistic or scientific production > intransitive verb : to undergo sublimation II. \-ˌmāt, -_mə̇t, usu -d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin sublimatum, from neuter of sublimatus, past participle of sublimare to sublime 1. : mercury chloride b 2. : a chemical product obtained by sublimation |