sublimate, v.
(sublimated, sublimates, sublimating)
(sublimated, sublimates, sublimating)
vaporize and then condense right back again
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sublimate sublime
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hypernym
entailment
hyponym
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
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sublimate sublime
sample sentences
"sublime iodine""some salts sublime when heated"
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remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
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distill make pure purify sublimate
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"purify the water"verb frames
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domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
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hyponym
make more subtle or refined
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rarefy sublimate subtilize
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direct energy or urges into useful activities
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sublimate
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