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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
− | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval [[Latin]] sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis |
− | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14thcentury 14th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*transitive verb | *transitive verb | ||
: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 | + | ::(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 | + | ::(2) : to render finer (as in purity or [[Quality|excellence]]) |
+ | :::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]] | + | *'''''[[Liminal]]''''' |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
Latest revision as of 02:14, 13 December 2020
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