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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
Revision as of 17:53, 29 December 2009
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- transitive verb
- 1 : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
- 2 [French sublimer, from Latin sublimare] a
- (1) : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor
- (2) : to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth
- intransitive verb
- 1. to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state