SUBLIMATE

sublimate

(adjective) made pure

sublimate

(noun) the product of vaporization of a solid

sublime, sublimate

(verb) vaporize and then condense right back again

sublime, sublimate

(verb) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; “sublime iodine”; “some salts sublime when heated”

purify, sublimate, make pure, distill

(verb) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; “purify the water”

rarefy, sublimate, subtilize

(verb) make more subtle or refined

sublimate

(verb) direct energy or urges into useful activities

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

sublimate (third-person singular simple present sublimates, present participle sublimating, simple past and past participle sublimated)

(ambitransitive, physics) To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state. [from 16th c.]

Synonym: sublime

(transitive, archaic) To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.

(transitive, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.

(archaic) To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt.

Synonyms: heighten, elevate

Noun

sublimate (plural sublimates)

(chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation.

Anagrams

• umbalites

Source: Wiktionary

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Sub"li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Sublimating.] Etym: [L. sublimatus, p.p. of sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F. sublimer. See Sublime, a., and cf. Surlime, v. t.]

1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate. The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt. Dr. H. More.

Sub"li*mate, n. Etym: [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.)

Definition: A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained. Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) See under Corrosive.

Sub"li*mate, a. Etym: [LL. sublimatus.]

Definition: Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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