sublimation

as ininhibition

as inparagon
as indefense mechanism

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noun restriction, hindrance

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Word Origin & History

late 14c., in alchemy, "process of purifying by heating into a vapor," from Medieval Latin sublimationem (nominative sublimatio) "refinement," literally "a lifting up, deliverance," from Latin sublimare "to raise, elevate," from sublimis "lofty" (see sublime). Psychological sense is first recorded 1910, probably influenced by subliminal.

Example Sentences for sublimation

In them was seen a sublimation of all of her; it was not necessary to look further: there she lived.

The Freudian school of psychologists calls this "sublimation."

This in general is the process of substitution or sublimation.

It is further purified by sublimation or recrystallization from water.

In the sublimation of sulphur, a pot containing about four cwt.

In this case a Glauber's Salt remains after the sublimation.

This matter must likewise be rejected as useless after every sublimation.

That by sublimation is, however, the one generally adopted in England.

As Arsenious anhydride:—Obtained in a weighed capsule or tube, either by the crystallisation or sublimation test.

The loss arising from a second sublimation is thus285 so great that the utmost care should be taken to avoid its necessity.

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inhibition

paragon

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defense mechanism