sublimated

Variant of sublimate

sublimate definition

sub·li·mate (sub′lə māt′; for adj. & n., also, -mit)

transitive verb sublimated -·mat′ed, sublimating -·mat′·ing

  1. to cause to change directly from a solid to a gas, or from a gas to a solid, without becoming a liquid
  2. to have a purifying or ennobling influence or effect on
  3. to express (socially or personally unacceptable impulses, specif. sexual impulses) in constructive, acceptable forms, often unconsciously

Etymology: < L sublimatus, pp. of sublimare: see sublime,

intransitive verb

to undergo sublimating

adjective

sublimated

noun

a substance that is the product of sublimating

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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