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sublimate

noun

1 sublimate

The product of vaporization of a solid.

verb

1 sublimate

Direct energy or urges into useful activities.

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2 sublimate

Make more subtle or refined.

synonyms: rarefy, subtilize.

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

Made pure.


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