sublimate

sub·li·mate

1. Chemistry To cause (a solid or gas) to change state without becoming a liquid.
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 a personally and socially acceptable activity.

Origin: Latin sublīmāre, sublīmāt-, to elevate, from sublīmis, uplifted.