sublimate (redirected from sublimates)

sublimate /sub·li·mate/ (sub´lĭ-māt)

1. a substance obtained by sublimation.

2. to accomplish sublimation.

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sub·li·mate (sbl-mt)

v.

1. To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.

2. To modify the natural expression of an instinctual impulse, especially a sexual one, in a socially acceptable manner.

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sublimate

[sub′limāt]

Etymology: L, sublimare, to lift up

to refine or divert instinctual impulses and energy from their immediate goal to one that can be expressed in a social, moral, or aesthetic manner acceptable to the person and the society.

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sublimate

1. a substance obtained by sublimation.

2. to accomplish sublimation.