sublimate

v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.

v.tr.

1. Chemistry. To cause (a solid or gas) to change state without becoming a liquid.
2. 1. To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner.
   2. To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity.

v.intr. Chemistry
To transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.

[Latin sublīmāre, sublīmāt-, to elevate, from sublīmis, uplifted.]

1. a substance obtained by sublimation.
2. to accomplish sublimation.

A deposit that has grown from a vapor rather than from a solution. Sublimates are often seen in blowpipe testing, and some minerals around volcanoes form this way.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - sublimere
v. intr. - blive sublimeret, forædles, lutres
n. - sublimat

Nederlands (Dutch)
sublimeren, zuiveren, verdringen, neerslag

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Chim, Psych) sublimer
v. intr. - (Chim, Phys) sublimer
n. - (Chim) sublimé
adj. - sublimé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sublimat
v. - sublimieren
adj. - sublimiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χημ.) εξάχνωμα, αιθάλωμα
v. - εξιδανικεύω, εξευγενίζω, (χημ.) εξαχνώ/-ούμαι
adj. - εξαχνωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
sublimato, sublimare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sublimado (m)
v. - sublimar
adj. - sublimado

Русский (Russian)
возвышать, очищаться, сублимировать, возгонять, сублимат

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sublimar, refinar, elevar
v. intr. - sublimarse
n. - sublimado, corrosivo
adj. - sublimado, refinado, elevado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sublimat, kvicksilverklorid
v. - sublimera, förädla, adla
adj. - sublimerings-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使升华, 使高尚化, 使理想化, 升华, 高尚化, 纯化, 升华物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使昇華, 使高尚化, 使理想化
v. intr. - 昇華, 高尚化, 純化
n. - 昇華物

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 승화시키다, 고상하게 하다, (청소년을) 선도하다
v. intr. - 승화하다, 공상하게 되다
n. - 승화물

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 昇華させる, 純化する
adj. - 昇華した, 高尚になった
n. - 昇華物, 昇汞

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة مصعدة تنتج بالتبخير و التجميد (فعل) يصعد (الميول الجنسيه الخ) (صفه) ما يخص عمليه التصعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפך מוצק לגז, צרף, זיכך, טיהר, עידן (דחף מיני)‬
v. intr. - ‮הפך לגז (מוצק), נצרף, זוקק, עודן (דחף מיני)‬
n. - ‮חומר, משקע או גביש המיוצר ע"י זיקוק, מוצר מזוקק, סובלימט‬

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