Definitions for sublimate

Overview of noun sublimate

The noun sublimate has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sublimate

(the product of vaporization of a solid)

Overview of verb sublimate

The verb sublimate has 5 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sublimate

(direct energy or urges into useful activities)

2. rarefy, sublimate, subtilize

(make more subtle or refined)

3. purify, sublimate, make pure, distill

(remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water")

4. sublime, sublimate

(change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated")

5. sublime, sublimate

(vaporize and then condense right back again)

Overview of adj sublimate

The adj sublimate has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. sublimate

(made pure)