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Raresublimate
The correct spelling is sublimate.
How to pronounce sublimate
/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
Say it like: Sub-lim-ate
The correct spelling is sublimate. A product obtained by sublimation.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A product obtained by sublimation.
verb
- 1.To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state.
- 2.To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
- 3.To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
- 4.To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt.
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