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🎭 To redirect feelings 🌟 To refine or elevate 💨 To turn to vapor ✨ Refined or pure 🧪 A purified solid
sublimate

sublimate

9.0
Pure and refined because unwanted parts were removed
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌblɪˌmeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sublimado
  • After extensive purification, the scientist finally obtained a sublimate form of the compound that was free of impurities.

Examples

  • The scientist admired the sublimate form of the chemical after several distillations.

  • The sublimate essence of the perfume is captivating.

  • Her motives for charity were of the most sublimate kind, free of ego or personal gain.

  • True art, in his opinion, is the sublimate product of creative passion.

  • This is a sublimate product.

  • Her charity work was truly sublimate, as it aimed solely to help others without any selfish motives.

  • The sublimate quality of the artwork highlighted the artist's dedication to refining his skills over the years.

Synonyms

refined
vssublimate
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Pure because processing removes unwanted parts

is a more technical adjective for the same purified state

Compounds

corrosive sublimate
  • Archaic
9.9

A white poisonous chemical once used to kill germs and protect wood

How Pure

pure
390 1.0
sublimate
  • Specialized
9.0
clean
∞ 1.0
impure
2 4.2

Surface Forms

sublimate positive

Etymology

Sublimate comes from the Latin sublimare, 'to lift up', and is related to the idea of sublime or something elevated. As an adjective it means 'purified' or refined, like something that has been lifted up and cleaned, so the origin shows why it feels higher or purer.