Thesaurus: sublimate

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1. v. t. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.
2. v. t. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
3. n. A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.
4. a. Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.
5. adj. made pure
6. n. the product of vaporization of a solid
7. v. direct energy or urges into useful activities
8. v. make more subtle or refined
9. v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
10. v. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
11. v. vaporize and then condense right back again
12. 1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor. 2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate. The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt. Dr. H. More. A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained. Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) See under Corrosive. Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.