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sublimate

/ sublimate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the product of vaporization of a solid
Type of:
gas
Kinds of:
mercuric chloride mercury chloride bichloride of mercury corrosive sublimate
Derived:
sublime purify make pure distill
verb Sense 2
direct energy or urges into useful activities
Type of:
redirect airt
Kinds of:
desexualize desexualise
Derived:
sublimation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
vaporize and then condense right back again
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
resublime
Entails:
condense evaporate vaporize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
"sublime iodine"
"some salts sublime when heated"
Type of:
gasify vaporize vaporise
Derived:
sublimation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
"purify the water"
Type of:
better improve amend
Kinds of:
refine rectify purge
Derived:
distillate distillation distillment refining refinement
Verb group:
distill distil
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 6
make more subtle or refined
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 7
made pure
Similar:
pure
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
2
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gas mercuric chloride mercury chloride bichloride of mercury corrosive sublimate redirect airt desexualize desexualise change resublime gasify