sublimate
11sublimate — verb /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ a) To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state (transitive or intransitive) b) To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state. See Also: corrosive… …
12sublimate — verb (sublimated, sublimating) –verb (t) /ˈsʌbləmeɪt / (say subluhmayt) 1. Psychology to deflect (sexual or other biological energies) into socially constructive or creative channels. 2. Chemistry, etc. a. to sublime (a solid substance); extract… …
13sublimate — sublimatas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sublimuota medžiaga. atitikmenys: angl. sublimate rus. возгон …
14sublimate — v., adj., & n. v.tr. 1 divert the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp. sexual) into a culturally higher activity. 2 Chem. convert (a substance) from the solid state directly to its vapour by heat, and usu. allow it to solidify again. 3 refine;… …
15sublimate — I. transitive verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare Date: 15th century 1. a. sublime 1 b. archaic to improve or refine as if by subliming 2. to divert the expression of (an… …
16sublimate — sublimable /sub leuh meuh beuhl/, adj. sublimableness, n. sublimation, n. sublimational, adj. v. /sub leuh mayt /; n., adj. /sub leuh mit, mayt /, v., sublimated, sublimating, n., adj. v.t. 1. Psychol. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other… …
17sublimate — 1. To perform or accomplish sublimation. 2. Any substance that has been submitted to sublimation. [L. sublimo, pp. atus, to raise on high, fr. sublimis, high] corrosive s. SYN: mercuric chloride. * * * sub·li·mate səb lə .māt, mət n 1) MERCURIC… …
18sublimate — Synonyms and related words: aerate, aerify, alluvion, alluvium, alter, ash, atomize, bolt, carbonate, channel, chlorinate, cinder, clarify, clear, clinker, decrassify, deposition, deposits, depurate, diluvium, distill, divert, draff, dregs, dross …
19sublimate — Смотри Возгон …
20sublimate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. elevate, exalt; vaporize; divert, channel, transform, convert. See greatness, purity, levity. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To purify] Syn. cleanse, refine, uphold; see clean , purify . 2. [To divert] Syn …
