sublimated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb direct energy or urges into useful activities
   sublimate.
   
2. verb make more subtle or refined
   subtilize; rarefy; sublimate.
   
3. verb remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   make pure; purify; sublimate; distill.
   
   • purify the water
4. verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
   sublimate; sublime.
   
   • sublime iodine
   • some salts sublime when heated
5. verb vaporize and then condense right back again
   sublimate; sublime.
   
6. adjective passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid
   sublimed.
   

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