[ 'sʌblɪmeɪt ]
■ verb
1》 (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity.
2》 transform into a purer or idealized form.
3》 Chemistry another term for sublime .
■ noun also 'sʌblɪmət Chemistry a solid deposit of a substance which has sublimed.
Derivatives
sublimation noun
Origin
ME: from L. sublimat- , sublimare 'raise up'.