1. (

• sublimate

) direct energy or urges into useful activities ;

2. (

• rarefy ,
• sublimate ,
• subtilize

) make more subtle or refined ;

3. (

• purify ,
• sublimate ,
• make_pure ,
• distill ,

) remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" ;

4. (

• sublime ,
• sublimate ,

) change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated" ;

5. (

• sublime ,
• sublimate

) vaporize and then condense right back again ;

1. (

• sublimed ,
• sublimated

) passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid ;