Definition of sublimates in English

Part of speech

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sublimates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of sublimate (infinitive).
sublimates, noun, plural of sublimate.

WordNet

Noun Plural: sublimates
sublimate - the product of vaporization of a solid
		gas the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
Verb sublimates, sublimating, sublimated
sublimate - direct energy or urges into useful activities
		airt, redirect channel into a new direction; "redirect your attention to the danger from the fundamentalists"
		desexualise, desexualize direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
		purify, make pure, distill
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
		rectify, refine convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
		purge excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged"
sublimate - vaporize and then condense right back again
		sublime
		condense undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
		evaporate, vaporise, vaporize lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
		resublime sublime (a compound) once again
sublimate - change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated"
		sublime
		aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize turn into gas; "The substance gasified"
sublimate - make more subtle or refined
		rarefy, subtilize
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
Adjective
sublimate - made pure

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Wiktionary

sublimate (Verb)
To change state from a solid to a gas or from a gas to a solid without passing through the liquid state.
sublimate (Verb)
To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
sublimate (Verb)
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.
sublimate (Verb)
To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

sublimate (v. t.)
To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.
sublimate (v. t.)
To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
sublimate (n.)
A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.
sublimate (a.)
Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

sublimate
To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state.
sublimate
To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

sublimate
sub′lim-āt, v.t. to elevate: to refine and exalt: to purify by raising by heat into vapour which again becomes solid.—n. the product of sublimation.—adj. Sublī′mable.—n. Sublimā′tion, the act of purifying by raising into vapour by heat and condensing by cold: elevation: exaltation.—adj. Sub′limātory.—n. a vessel used in sublimation. [L. sublimāre, -ātum, to lift up.]