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==Etymology==
[http://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: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14thcentury 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
==See Also==
*[[Liminal]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://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: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14thcentury 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
==See Also==
*[[Liminal]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
