sublimate

adjective

1. made pure

Similar word(s): pure

noun

1. the product of vaporization of a solid

Definition categories: substance, gas

verb

1. direct energy or urges into useful activities

Definition categories: motion, airt, redirect

2. make more subtle or refined

Similar word(s): rarefy, subtilize

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

3. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

Similar word(s): distill, purify

Definition categories: change, ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

4. change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

- sublime iodine

- some salts sublime when heated

Similar word(s): sublime

Definition categories: change, aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize

5. vaporize and then condense right back again

Similar word(s): sublime

Definition categories: change