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sublimate vs desexualise

desexualise vs sublimate

sublimate is a noun but desexualise is not a noun.

sublimate is an adjective but desexualise is not an adjective.

sublimate and desexualise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sublimate Yes Yes Yes No
desexualise No No Yes No
As verbs, desexualise is a hyponym of sublimate; that is, desexualise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sublimate:
  • sublimate: direct energy or urges into useful activities
  • desexualise: direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
Other hyponyms of sublimate include desexualize.
sublimate (noun) desexualise (noun)
the product of vaporization of a solid
sublimate (adjective) desexualise (adjective)
made pure
sublimate (verb) desexualise (verb)
vaporize and then condense right back again make infertile
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation direct one's libidinous urges into another direction
make more subtle or refined
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
direct energy or urges into useful activities
Difference between sublimate and desexualise

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