sublimate

Etymology
From, from , past participle of.

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 2)  To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
 * 3)  To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
 * 4)  To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
 * 5)  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.
 * 6)  To obtain (something) through, or as if through, sublimation.
 * 7)  To purify or refine (a substance).
 * 8)  To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
 * 9)  To raise (a physical thing) to a state of excellence; to improve.
 * 10)  Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
 * 11)  Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
 * 12)  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.
 * 1)  To purify or refine (a substance).
 * 2)  To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
 * 3)  To raise (a physical thing) to a state of excellence; to improve.
 * 4)  Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
 * 5)  Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
 * 6)  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.
 * 1)  Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
 * 2)  Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: sublimovat
 * Danish: sublimere
 * Finnish: sublimoitua, sublimoida
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian: возвишува, сублими́ра
 * Maori: whakahaurehu, whāhaurehu
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сублимирати, у̀звӣшен
 * Roman: sublimirati,
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sublimera
 * Tagalog: lakdasingawin
 * Thai:


 * Czech: sublimovat
 * Finnish: sublimoida, ylevöittää
 * French:
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сублимирати
 * Roman: sublimirati
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: sublimera


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: sublimoida, haihduttaa
 * French:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сублимирати
 * Roman: sublimirati
 * Spanish:


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: ylevöittää
 * French:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сублимирати
 * Roman: sublimirati
 * Spanish:


 * Interlingua:

Noun

 * 1)  A product obtained by sublimation.