Sublime vs. Sublimate

Sublimeverb

To sublimate.

Sublimeverb

(transitive) To raise on high.

Sublimeverb

(transitive) To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

Sublimeverb

(transitive) To dignify; to ennoble.

Sublimeadjective

Noble and majestic.

Sublimeadjective

Impressive and awe-inspiring, yet simple.

Sublimeadjective

(obsolete) Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Sublimeadjective

(obsolete) Elevated by joy; elated.

Sublimeadjective

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Sublimenoun

Something sublime.

Sublimeadjective

Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Sublimeadjective

Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; - said of persons.

Sublimeadjective

Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; - said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.

Sublimeadjective

Elevated by joy; elate.

Sublimeadjective

Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.

Sublimenoun

That which is sublime; - with the definite article

Sublimenoun

That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

Sublimeverb

To raise on high.

Sublimeverb

To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.

Sublimeverb

To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

Sublimeverb

To dignify; to ennoble.

Sublimeverb

To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; - said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.

Sublimeverb

vaporize and then condense right back again

Sublimeverb

change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting;

Sublimeadjective

inspiring awe;

Sublimeadjective

worthy of adoration or reverence

Sublimeadjective

lifted up or set high;

Sublimateverb

To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state.

Sublimateverb

To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.

Sublimateverb

To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.

Sublimateverb

(archaic) To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt.

Sublimatenoun

(chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation.

Sublimateverb

To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.

Sublimateverb

To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.

Sublimateverb

To redirect the energy (of sexual or other biological drives) into a more socially acceptable or constructive form.

Sublimatenoun

A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.

Sublimateadjective

Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.

Sublimatenoun

the product of vaporization of a solid

Sublimateverb

direct energy or urges into useful activities

Sublimateverb

make more subtle or refined

Sublimateverb

remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation;

Sublimateverb

change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting;

Sublimateverb

vaporize and then condense right back again

Sublimateadjective

made pure

Sublimateverb

(in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

Sublimateverb

transform (something) into a purer or idealized form

Sublimateverb

another term for sublime

Sublimatenoun

a solid deposit of a substance which has sublimed