sublimate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sublymate, from Latin sublīmātus, past participle of sublīmāre (“to raise, elevate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ (noun) IPA(key): /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/, /ˈsʌblɪmət/ === Verb === sublimate (third-person singular simple present sublimates, present participle sublimating, simple past and past participle sublimated) (transitive) (chemistry) To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container. Synonym: sublime (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.] Synonym: sublime (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation. (by extension) (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning. (figurative, 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. (chiefly figurative, archaic) To obtain (something) through, or as if through, sublimation. (chiefly figurative, archaic) To purify or refine (a substance). (by extension) Synonym of sublime. (also figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt. (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve. (intransitive) (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated. Synonym: sublime Coordinate term: evaporate (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state. Synonym: sublime Coordinate term: condense (figurative, 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. (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”). ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sublimate (plural sublimates) (chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation. ==== Antonyms ==== === See also === freeze-dry === Anagrams === multibase, umbalites == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /subliˈmate/ === Verb === sublimate adverbial present passive participle of sublimar == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== sublimate inflection of sublimare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== sublimate f pl feminine plural of sublimato == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sʊb.liːˈmaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sub.liˈmaː.te] === Verb === sublīmāte second-person plural present active imperative of sublīmō == Spanish == === Verb === sublimate second-person singular voseo imperative of sublimar combined with te