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sub·li·mate
 sublimate
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
suhb
lih
meIt
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| inflections: |
sublimates, sublimating, sublimated |
| definition 1: |
to divert the expression of (a crude impulse or desire, often sexual) into a socially acceptable or more ideal form.
- similar words:
- sublime
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| definition 2: |
to convert (a solid or a gas) into a gas or a solid without liquefying; sublime.
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| related words: |
change |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
suhb
lih
meIt
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| definition: |
to convert a solid into a gas, or vice versa, without liquefying; sublime.
- similar words:
- sublime
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
suhb
lih
meIt
[or]
suhb
lih
miht
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| definition: |
the material extracted by chemical sublimation.
- similar words:
- precipitate
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| derivations: |
sublimable (adj.), sublimation (n.) |
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