SUBLIMATE

Definition of SUBLIMATE

  1. (verb)direct energy or urges into useful activities
  2. (verb)make more subtle or refined
  3. (verb)remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
  4. (verb)change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
  5. (verb)vaporize and then condense right back again
  6. (adj)made pure
  7. (noun)the product of vaporization of a solid