sublimate

sublimate definition - medical

sub·li·mate (sŭbˈlə-mātˌ)

verb
  1. To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.
  2. To modify the natural expression of an instinctual impulse, especially a sexual one, in a socially acceptable manner.

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