to sublimate
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- verb
- /ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt/
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sublimar
- My grandmother had planned, one can assume, to have a distant courtly relationship, with only hints of sublimated romance.
Examples
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But the resentment of the marginalized may drive satiric irreverence and be used as a way to sublimate and achieve their revenge.
Academic text (1995) -
The direct quotation by Khan promotes the ideology of Dr. Iqbal and the fact that his poetry can sublimate a person.
Academic text (2018) -
Of course, this also results in sublimating individual desires for that which is best for the group or team.
Academic text (1992) -
My ideal is to live a life where the ego is sublimated, not in control.
Blog text (3) -
The importance of sublimating one's own ego to that of the cause: Lincoln and Lee were the masters of this.
Academic text (2005) -
Night sat for a long time in the living room, kneading the cat's soft belly, sublimating all his love into one creature.
Fiction book (1991) -
Freud would say it offers us the opportunity to experience and sublimate the show's violence (true of all the genres except the musical).
Academic text (2006) -
To create beautiful art, the painter sublimates his emotions into vibrant colors.
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She learned to sublimate her frustration into creativity, transforming her feelings into a powerful sculpture.
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Through meditation, he was able to sublimate his anger into a sense of peace and clarity.
Synonyms
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Make something better or more attractive
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Make something better by making a few small changes
To make an idea or way of thinking more careful and sensitive
To make an idea, art, or style more subtle and less direct
To make something more detailed by adding small parts or ideas
To become or make something better
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How Refined
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sublimate comes from the Latin sublimare, 'to lift up', the same root as sublime. To sublimate an idea or feeling is to lift it into a more refined or higher form, which is why the word means to make something more subtle or elevated.