Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sublimate
Sublimate
sublimate
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; purify; idealize. --adj. 1 Chem. (of a substance) sublimated. 2 purified, refined. --n. Chem. 1 a sublimated substance. 2 = corrosive sublimate. Derivatives sublimation n. Etymology: L sublimare sublimat- SUBLIME v.
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I. transitive verb (-mated; -mating) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare Date: 15th century 1. sublime 1, to improve or refine as if by subliming, to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable, sublimation noun II. noun Date: circa 1626 a chemical product obtained by sublimation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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