sublimate meaning and definition

SUBLIMATE noun

Definition of sublimate (noun)

1. the product of vaporization of a solid

SUBLIMATE verb

Definition of sublimate (verb)

1. direct energy or urges into useful activities
2. make more subtle or refined
   • synonyms: rarefy, subtilize
3. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
   • "purify the water"
   • synonyms: distill, make pure, purify
4. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
   • "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
   • synonyms: sublime
5. vaporize and then condense right back again
   • synonyms: sublime

SUBLIMATE adjective

Definition of sublimate (adjective)

1. made pure