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Substantiivi

1. (chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation.

Verbi

1. (chemistry) To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
2. (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.
3. (chiefly passive voice) To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.
4. (figurative) To refine (something) until it disappears or loses all meaning.
5. (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.
6. (chiefly figurative, archaic) To obtain (something) through, or as if through, sublimation.
7. (chiefly figurative, archaic) To purify or refine (a substance).
8. (by extension) Synonym of sublime.
9. (also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.
10. (figurative) To raise something to a state of excellence; to improve.
11. (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a solid into a gas without passing through the liquid state, with or without being heated.
12. (chemistry) Of a substance: to change from a gas into a solid without passing through the liquid state.
13. (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.
14. (figurative) Synonym of sublime (“to become higher in quality or status; to improve”).