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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sublimate \sub"limate\, n. ll. sublimatum. chem.
   a product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified
   product so obtained.
   1913 webster

   corrosive sublimate. chem. mercuric chloride. see
      corrosive sublimate under corrosive.
      1913 webster
see also:
corrosive sublimate corrosive 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sublimate \sub"limate\, a. ll. sublimatus.
   brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as
   a solid.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sublimate \sub"limate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. sublimated; p.
   pr.  vb. n. sublimating. l. sublimatus, p. p. of
   sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. f.
   sublimer. see sublime, a., and cf. surlime, v. t.
   1. to bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on
      cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to
      sublimate sulphur or camphor.
      1913 webster

   2. to refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
      1913 webster

            the precepts of christianity are . . . so apt to
            cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt.
                                                  --dr. h. more.
      1913 webster

   3. psychology to redirect the energy of sexual or other
      biological drives into a more socially acceptable or
      constructive form.
      pjc
see also:
sublimated sublimating sublime surlime 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sublimate
     adj : made pure syn: purified, refined
     n : the product of vaporization of a solid
     v 1: direct energy or urges into useful activities
     2: make more subtle or refined syn: rarefy, subtilize
     3: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and
        separate through the process of distillation; "purify the
        water" syn: purify, make pure, distill
     4: change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor
        without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts
        sublime when heated" syn: sublime
     5: vaporize and then condense right back again syn: sublime
see also:
purified refined rarefy subtilize purify make pure 
distill sublime 
[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
94 moby thesaurus words for "sublimate":
   aerate, aerify, alluvion, alluvium, alter, ash, atomize, bolt,
   carbonate, channel, chlorinate, cinder, clarify, clear, clinker,
   decrassify, deposition, deposits, depurate, diluvium, distill,
   divert, draff, dregs, dross, edulcorate, elute, ember, emit,
   essentialize, etherify, etherize, evaporate, exhale, extract,
   feces, filter, filtrate, fluidize, fractionate, froth, fume,
   fumigate, gasify, give off, grounds, hydrogenate, inhibit,
   keep under, leach, lees, lixiviate, loess, moraine, offscum,
   oxygenate, percolate, perfume, precipitate, precipitation, purify,
   rectify, reek, refine, repress, scoria, screen, scum, sediment,
   send out, separate, settlings, sieve, sift, silt, sinter, slag,
   smoke, smother, smut, soot, spiritualize, spray, steam, stifle,
   strain, sublime, suppress, transform, transmute, try, vaporize,
   volatilize, winnow





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sublimate: Definition and Much More From Answers.com
...Sublimate. A deposit that has grown from a vapor rather than from a ... WordNet information about sublimate. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by ... ..
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Definition of Sublimate from dictionary.net
...we found 3 entries for the meaning of sublimate.  . Sublimate \Sub"li* ... Sublimate \Sub"li*mate\, n. [LL. sublimatum.]. (Chem.) A product ... ..
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Curious About Astronomy: Why don't astronauts sublimate in space?
...... ship would sublimate, and then the astronauts would also sublimate. A ... In order for them to sublimate, then there needs to be enough energy ... ..
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Sublimate - Open Dictionary
...The noun "sublimate" has one sense: 1. sublimate -- (the product of ... The verb "sublimate" has five senses: 1. sublimate -- (direct energy ... ..
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Reference.com/Encyclopedia Search/sublimate
...... that contain sublimate in their title:. Corrosive sublimate. Sublimate ... Web. 2 articles found for sublimate.. Encyclopedia articles 1 - 2 of 2 ... ..
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