- sublime, sublimate
- تَسامَى \ sublime, sublimate. \ _(field) Chem. \ See Also تَصَعَّد
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
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sublime — [sə blīm′] adj. [L sublimus < sub , up to + limen, lintel (hence, orig. up to the lintel): see LIMEN] 1. noble; exalted; majestic 2. inspiring awe or admiration through grandeur, beauty, etc. 3. Informal outstandingly or supremely such [a man… … English World dictionary
Sublimate — Sub li*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sublimating}.] [L. sublimatus, p. p. of sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F. sublimer. See {Sublime}, a., and cf. {Surlime}, v. t.] 1. To bring by heat into the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sublime — Sub*lime , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subliming}.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to subject to sublimation. See {Sublime}, a., and cf. {Sublimate}, v. t.] 1. To raise on high. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] A soul sublimed by an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sublimate — ► VERB 1) (in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity. 2) transform into a purer or idealized form. 3) Chemistry another term for SUBLIME(Cf. ↑sublimity). ►… … English terms dictionary
sublimate — [sub′lə māt΄; ] for adj. & n., also [, sub′ləmit] vt. sublimated, sublimating [< L sublimatus, pp. of sublimare: see SUBLIME, vt.] 1. to cause to change directly from a solid to a gas, or from a gas to a solid, without becoming a liquid 2. to… … English World dictionary
sublime — adj. & v. adj. (sublimer, sublimest) 1 of the most exalted, grand, or noble kind; awe inspiring (sublime genius). 2 (of indifference, impudence, etc.) arrogantly unruffled. v. 1 tr. & intr. Chem. = SUBLIMATE v. 2. 2 tr. purify or elevate by or as … Useful english dictionary
sublimate — verb /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ a) To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state (transitive or intransitive) b) To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state. See Also: corrosive… … Wiktionary
sublimate — verb (sublimated, sublimating) –verb (t) /ˈsʌbləmeɪt / (say subluhmayt) 1. Psychology to deflect (sexual or other biological energies) into socially constructive or creative channels. 2. Chemistry, etc. a. to sublime (a solid substance); extract… …
sublimate — v., adj., & n. v.tr. 1 divert the energy of (a primitive impulse, esp. sexual) into a culturally higher activity. 2 Chem. convert (a substance) from the solid state directly to its vapour by heat, and usu. allow it to solidify again. 3 refine;… … Useful english dictionary
sublimate — sublimable /sub leuh meuh beuhl/, adj. sublimableness, n. sublimation, n. sublimational, adj. v. /sub leuh mayt /; n., adj. /sub leuh mit, mayt /, v., sublimated, sublimating, n., adj. v.t. 1. Psychol. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other… … Universalium
sublime — 1. adjective a) Noble and majestic. b) Impressive and awe inspiring. 2. noun something sublime 3. verb To … Wiktionary
