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sublime

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Main Entry:
1sub·lime Listen to the pronunciation of 1sublime
Pronunciation:
\sə-ˈblīm\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
sub·limed; sub·lim·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to elevate, from sublimis
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1: to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form2[French sublimer, from Latin sublimare] a (1): to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2): to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b: to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worthintransitive verb: to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state
— sub·lim·able Listen to the pronunciation of sublimable \-ˈblī-mə-bəl\ adjective
— sub·lim·er noun
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