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sublimate vs meliorate

meliorate vs sublimate

sublimate is a noun but meliorate is not a noun.

sublimate is an adjective but meliorate is not an adjective.

sublimate and meliorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sublimate Yes Yes Yes No
meliorate No No Yes No
As verbs, meliorate is a hypernym of sublimate; that is, meliorate is a word with a broader meaning than sublimate:
  • sublimate: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
  • meliorate: to make better
Other hypernyms of sublimate include ameliorate, amend, better, improve.
sublimate (noun) meliorate (noun)
the product of vaporization of a solid
sublimate (adjective) meliorate (adjective)
made pure
sublimate (verb) meliorate (verb)
vaporize and then condense right back again get better
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation to make better
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 meliorate

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