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sublimate

[ verb suhb-luh-meyt; noun adjective suhb-luh-mit, -meyt ]

verb (used with object)

sublimated, sublimating.
  1. Psychology. 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. Chemistry.
    1. to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process.
    2. to refine or purify (a substance).
  3. to make nobler or purer:

    To read about great men sublimates ambition.



verb (used without object)

sublimated, sublimating.
  1. to become sublimated; undergo sublimation.

noun

  1. Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.

adjective

  1. purified or exalted; sublimated.

sublimate

/ 藞s蕦bl瑟藢me瑟t; 藞s蕦bl蓹m蓹b蓹l /

verb

  1. psychol to direct the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp a sexual one) into activities that are considered to be socially more acceptable
  2. tr to make purer; refine
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimed
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. exalted or purified
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • sublimable, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蝉耻产路濒颈路尘补路产濒别 [suhb, -l, uh, -m, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • 蝉耻产顎僱颈路尘补路产濒别路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 蝉耻产顎卨颈路尘补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 诲别路蝉耻产顎僱颈路尘补迟别顎 verb (used with object) desublimated desublimating
  • 谤别路蝉耻产顎僱颈路尘补迟别顎 verb (used with object) resublimated resublimating
  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路蝉耻产顎僱颈路尘补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路蝉耻产顎僱颈路尘补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sublimate1

1425鈥75; late Middle English: exalted, sublimated < Latin 蝉耻产濒墨尘腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 蝉耻产濒墨尘腻谤别 to elevate), equivalent to 蝉耻产濒墨尘 ( is ) sublime + -腻迟耻蝉 -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sublimate1

C16: from Latin 蝉耻产濒墨尘腻谤别 to elevate, from 蝉耻产濒墨尘is lofty; see sublime
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It鈥檚 a good-looking movie about sublimated lives and the need to break free, one that feels torn between presenting the surface allure of those desires in a repressive time and exploring anything deeper.

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鈥淵ou鈥檝e got to sublimate yourself, your ego, and yes, your identity. You must stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.鈥

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In another scene, it fosters a shared revolt with the older women, who briefly allow their own sublimated pain to emerge.

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We have to sublimate a lot of emotions into our sports teams because we鈥檙e repressed.

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She pulled him up, brushed him off and transitioned him into a life where he would sublimate his addictive impulses into steady work.

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