sublimate has definitions from the fields of chemistry,psychology
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[ verb ] (chemistry) vaporize and then condense right back again

Synonyms

sublime

2
[ verb ] (chemistry) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

Examples

"purify the water"

3
[ verb ] make more subtle or refined

Synonyms

subtilize rarefy

Related terms

change

4
[ verb ] (psychology) direct energy or urges into useful activities
5
[ adjective ] made pure

Synonyms

purified refined

Related terms

pure

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[ verb ] change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

Synonyms

sublime

Examples

"sublime iodine" "some salts sublime when heated"

Related terms

gasify

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[ noun ] (chemistry) the product of vaporization of a solid

Related terms

gas mercuric_chloride sublime

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