sublimate as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
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as an adjective: - 1
sublimate
noun
1 sublimate
The product of vaporization of a solid.
verb
1 sublimate
Direct energy or urges into useful activities.
Roget 307:
heighten,
elevate,
raise,
lift,
erect;
set up,
stick up,
perch up,
perk up,
tilt up;
rear,
hoist,
heave;
uplift,
upraise,
uprear,
upbear†,
upcast†,
uphoist†,
upheave;
buoy,
weigh mount,
give a lift;
exalt;
sublimate;
place on a pedestal,
set on a pedestal.
escalate
etc.
(increase)
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102
194.
take up,
drag up,
fish up;
dredge.
stand up,
rise up,
get up,
jump up;
spring to one's feet;
hold oneself,
hold one's head up;
drawn oneself up to his full height.
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2 sublimate
3 sublimate
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.
synonyms: distill, make pure, purify.
Dutch: zuiveren, sublimeren
4 sublimate
Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting.
synonym: sublime.
Dutch: sublimeren
5 sublimate
Vaporize and then condense right back again.
synonym: sublime.
Dutch: sublimeren
adjective
1 sublimate
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