sublimate
Pronunciation: \ˈsə-blə-ˌmāt\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): sub·li·mat·ed; sub·li·mat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare
Date: 15th century
1 a: sublime 1 b archaic : to improve or refine as if by subliming
2: to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
Derive: sublimation
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