sublimate
verb/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
(psychology)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sublimate | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ |
| he / she / it sublimates | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪts/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪts/ |
| past simple sublimated | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle sublimated | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form sublimating | /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌblɪmeɪtɪŋ/ |
- sublimate something to direct your energy, especially sexual energy, to socially acceptable activities such as work, exercise, art, etc. synonym channelWord Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘raise to a higher status’): from Latin sublimat- ‘raised up’, from the verb sublimare.
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