sublime

sublime
1. To sublimate. 2. To undergo a process of sublimation.

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sub·lime sə-'blīm vb, sub·limed; sub·lim·ing vt to cause to pass from the solid to the vapor state by heating and to condense back to solid form vi to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state

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sub·lime (səb-līmґ) [L. sublimare to elevate] to volatilize a solid body by heat and then to collect it in a purified form as a solid or powder.

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  • sublime — [ syblim ] adj. et n. m. • 1461; « sublimé » t. d alchim. v. 1400; lat. sublimis « élevé dans les airs, haut » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui est très haut, dans la hiérarchie des valeurs (morales, esthétiques); qui mérite l admiration. ⇒ 1. beau, divin, élevé …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sublimé — sublime [ syblim ] adj. et n. m. • 1461; « sublimé » t. d alchim. v. 1400; lat. sublimis « élevé dans les airs, haut » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui est très haut, dans la hiérarchie des valeurs (morales, esthétiques); qui mérite l admiration. ⇒ 1. beau,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sublime — Sub*lime , a. [Compar. {Sublimer}; superl. {Sublimest}.] [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F. sublime. Cf. {Eliminate}.] 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • sublime — [sə blīm′] adj. [L sublimus < sub , up to + limen, lintel (hence, orig. up to the lintel): see LIMEN] 1. noble; exalted; majestic 2. inspiring awe or admiration through grandeur, beauty, etc. 3. Informal outstandingly or supremely such [a man… …   English World dictionary

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  • Sublime — Sub*lime , n. That which is sublime; with the definite article; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. [1913 Webster] The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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