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Meaning
Verb
●
In Chemistry:
To
heat
(a
substance
) in a
container
so as to
convert
it into a
gas
which then
condenses
in
solid
form on
cooler
parts
of the
container
.
To change (a
solid
substance
) into a
gas
without
breaking down
or
passing through
the
liquid
state by
heating
it gently.
To change (a
substance
) from a
gas
into a
solid
through sublimation.
●
To
refine
(something) until it
disappears
or
loses
all meaning.
●
In Psychoanalysis:
To
modify
(the natural
expression
of a
sexual
or
primitive
instinct
) in a
socially
acceptable
manner
; to
divert
the energy of (such an
instinct
) into some
acceptable
activity.
●
To
obtain
(something) through, or
as if
through, sublimation.
●
To
purify
or
refine
(a substance).
●
Synonym of sublime
To
raise
(someone) to a high
office
or
status
; to
dignify
, to
elevate
, to exalt.
To
raise
(a physical
thing
) to a state of
excellence
; to improve.
●
In Chemistry:
Of a
substance
: to change from a
solid
into a
gas
without
passing through
the
liquid
state, with or without being heated.
●
In Chemistry:
Of a
substance
: to change from a
gas
into a
solid
without
passing through
the
liquid
state.
●
In Psychoanalysis:
To
modify
the natural
expression
of a
sexual
or
primitive
instinct
in a
socially
acceptable
manner
; to
divert
the energy of such an
instinct
into some
acceptable
activity.
●
Synonym of
sublime
(“to become higher in quality or
status
; to improve”)
Noun
●
In Chemistry:
A product
obtained
by sublimation.
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Subsume
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Transcend
Volatilize
Dissociate
Vaporise
Seep
Deform
Internalise
Compartmentalize
Absorb
Leach
Suppress
Melt
Oxidize
Remove
Escape
Express
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Expel
Compartmentalise
Squelch
Mutilate
Soften
Numb
Transmute
Penetrate
Neutralise
Neutralize
Adsorb
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Dehydrate
Verbalize
Condensate
Shroud
Leak
Ooze
Wash Away
Burn Away
Bottle Up
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