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sub·li·ma·tion | \ ˌsəb-lə-ˈmā-shən 
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\Medical Definition of sublimation
1 : the act, process, or an instance of subliming a chemical
2 : the process of converting and expressing a primitive instinctual desire or impulse to a form that is socially or culturally acceptable
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