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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==

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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

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