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sublimate

[suhb-luh-meyt, suhb-luh-mit, -meyt] / ˈsʌb ləˌmeɪt, ˈsʌb lə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt /
VERB
purify
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VERB
divert
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It almost feels like some kind of test, where you are forced to sublimate your wishes and, perhaps, your self respect.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

This refusenik sensibility is threaded through the entire series, and any attempt by the characters to sublimate themselves to social norms fizzled quickly and often in grand fashion.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

“You have to sublimate your own ego to some extent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Rama says in a class she is teaching that the power of narrative is to sublimate reality.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

To preserve from insects, the plants, after mounting, are often brushed over with a liquid formed by the solution of � ℔. each of corrosive sublimate and carbolic acid in 1 gallon of methylated spirits.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various




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