sublimate
/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ · noun
Meaning
- A product obtained by sublimation.
- To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
- To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
- 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.
- To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt.
Etymology / origin
No prose etymology has been added yet.
No ancestor words have been linked yet.
Related words
Descendant words
No descendant words have been linked yet.