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English adjective: sublimate | |||
| 1. | sublimate made pure | ||
| Similar | pure | ||
| Antonyms | impure | ||
English noun: sublimate | |||
| 1. | sublimate (substance) the product of vaporization of a solid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gas | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bichloride of mercury, corrosive sublimate, mercuric chloride, mercury chloride | ||
English verb: sublimate | |||
| 1. | sublimate (motion) direct energy or urges into useful activities | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | airt, redirect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | desexualise, desexualize | ||
| 2. | sublimate (change) make more subtle or refined | ||
| Synonyms | rarefy, subtilize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 3. | sublimate (change) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | ||
| Samples | Purify the water. | ||
| Synonyms | distill, make pure, purify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | purge, rectify, refine | ||
| Verb group | distil, distill | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 4. | sublimate (change) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | ||
| Samples | Sublime iodine. Some salts sublime when heated. | ||
| Synonyms | sublime | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize | ||
| 5. | sublimate (change) vaporize and then condense right back again | ||
| Synonyms | sublime | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resublime | ||
| Entail | condense, evaporate, vaporise, vaporize | ||
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