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sublimate in WordNet English dictionary

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