vt to raise on high.
2. sublime ·superl elevated by joy; elate.
3. sublime ·superl lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
4. sublime ·noun that which is sublime;
with the definite article.
5. sublime ·superl lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
6. sublime ·vt to dignify; to ennoble.
7. sublime ·superl distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent;
said of persons.
8. sublime ·noun that which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.
9. sublime ·noun a grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
10. sublime ·vt to exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
11. sublime ·vt 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.
12. sublime ·superl 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.
13. sublime ·vi 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.