Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sublimate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
pure | No | Yes | No | No |
sublimate (noun) | pure (noun) |
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the product of vaporization of a solid |
sublimate (adjective) | pure (adjective) |
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made pure | (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless |
free of extraneous elements of any kind | |
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black | |
in a state of sexual virginity | |
free from discordant qualities | |
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied | |
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers |
sublimate (verb) | pure (verb) |
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vaporize and then condense right back again | |
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | |
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 |