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:1 : to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
 
: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  
 
:2 [French sublimer, from Latin sublimare] a  
::(1) : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor  
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::(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
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::(2) : to render finer (as in purity or [[Quality|excellence]])  
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:::b : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher [[worth]]
 
*intransitive verb
 
*intransitive verb
 
:1. to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
 
:1. to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[Liminal]]
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*'''''[[Liminal]]'''''
  
 
[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]

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Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis

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

See Also