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sub·li·mate
(sŭb′lə-māt′)v. sub·li·mat·ed, sub·li·mat·ing, sub·li·mates
v.intr. Chemistry
To be transformed directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.
v.tr.
1. Chemistry To cause (a solid or gas) to sublimate.
2.
a. To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner.
b. To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into an acceptable activity.
n.
Chemistry A product of sublimation.
[Latin sublīmāre, sublīmāt-, to elevate, from sublīmis, uplifted.]
sub′li·ma′tion (-mā′shən) n.
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sublimate
(ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt)vb
1. (Psychology) 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
n
(Chemistry) chem the material obtained when a substance is sublimed
adj
exalted or purified
[C16: from Latin sublīmāre to elevate, from sublīmis lofty; see sublime]
sublimable adj
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sub•li•mate
(v. ˈsʌb ləˌmeɪt; n., adj. -mɪt, -ˌmeɪt)v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. 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.
a. to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process.
b. to refine or purify (a substance).
3. to make nobler or purer.
v.i. 4. to become sublimated; undergo sublimation.
n. 5. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated.
adj. 6. purified or exalted; sublimated.
[1425–75; < Latin sublīmātus, past participle of sublīmāre to elevate, v. derivative of sublīmis sublime; see -ate 1]
sub`li•ma′tion, n.
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sublimate
- In chemistry, to change from a solid to a gas or from a gas to a solid without becoming a liquid.See also related terms for solid.
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sublimate
Past participle: sublimated
Gerund: sublimating
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| I sublimate |
| you sublimate |
| he/she/it sublimates |
| we sublimate |
| you sublimate |
| they sublimate |
| Preterite |
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| I sublimated |
| you sublimated |
| he/she/it sublimated |
| we sublimated |
| you sublimated |
| they sublimated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am sublimating |
| you are sublimating |
| he/she/it is sublimating |
| we are sublimating |
| you are sublimating |
| they are sublimating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have sublimated |
| you have sublimated |
| he/she/it has sublimated |
| we have sublimated |
| you have sublimated |
| they have sublimated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was sublimating |
| you were sublimating |
| he/she/it was sublimating |
| we were sublimating |
| you were sublimating |
| they were sublimating |
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| I had sublimated |
| you had sublimated |
| he/she/it had sublimated |
| we had sublimated |
| you had sublimated |
| they had sublimated |
| Future |
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| I will sublimate |
| you will sublimate |
| he/she/it will sublimate |
| we will sublimate |
| you will sublimate |
| they will sublimate |
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| I will have sublimated |
| you will have sublimated |
| he/she/it will have sublimated |
| we will have sublimated |
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| they will have sublimated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be sublimating |
| you will be sublimating |
| he/she/it will be sublimating |
| we will be sublimating |
| you will be sublimating |
| they will be sublimating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been sublimating |
| you have been sublimating |
| he/she/it has been sublimating |
| we have been sublimating |
| you have been sublimating |
| they have been sublimating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been sublimating |
| you will have been sublimating |
| he/she/it will have been sublimating |
| we will have been sublimating |
| you will have been sublimating |
| they will have been sublimating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been sublimating |
| you had been sublimating |
| he/she/it had been sublimating |
| we had been sublimating |
| you had been sublimating |
| they had been sublimating |
| Conditional |
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| I would sublimate |
| you would sublimate |
| he/she/it would sublimate |
| we would sublimate |
| you would sublimate |
| they would sublimate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have sublimated |
| you would have sublimated |
| he/she/it would have sublimated |
| we would have sublimated |
| you would have sublimated |
| they would have sublimated |
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Noun 1. sublimate - the product of vaporization of a solid
gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate, mercuric chloride, mercury chloride - a white poisonous soluble crystalline sublimate of mercury; used as a pesticide or antiseptic or wood preservative
Verb 1. sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities
airt, redirect - channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"
desexualise, desexualize - direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
2. sublimate - make more subtle or refined
3. [画像:sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation]sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
rectify, refine - reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar"
purge - rid of impurities; "purge the water"; "purge your mind"
4. sublimate - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
5. sublimate - vaporize and then condense right back again
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
resublime - sublime (a compound) once again
Adj. 1. sublimate - made pure
pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
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Translations
sublimoitua
sublimirati
sublimera
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sub·li·mate
n. sublimado, sustancia adquirida por sublimación;
v. sublimar, depurar.
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