Sublimate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Vaporize and then condense right back again.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Sublime

Hypernyms

• Change

Hyponyms

• Resublime

Related Words

• Sublimate (noun)

Meaning ²

Direct energy or urges into useful activities.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

• Airt

Hyponyms

• Desexualise

Related Words

• Sublimation (noun)

Meaning ³

Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Distill
• Purify
• Make Pure

Hypernyms

• Meliorate
• Amend
• Better
• Ameliorate

Hyponyms

• Refine
• Purge

Related Words

• Sublimate (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Sublime

Hypernyms

• Vaporise
• Aerify
• Gasify

Related Words

• Sublimation (noun)
• Sublimate (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Make more subtle or refined.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Rarefy
• Subtilize

Hypernyms

• Change
• Modify