sublimate vs rectify

rectify vs sublimate

sublimate is a noun but rectify is not a noun.

sublimate is an adjective but rectify is not an adjective.

sublimate and rectify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sublimate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
rectify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rectify is a hyponym of sublimate; that is, rectify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sublimate:

sublimate: remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
rectify: reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

Other hyponyms of sublimate include refine, purge.

sublimate (noun)	rectify (noun)
the product of vaporization of a solid

sublimate (adjective)	rectify (adjective)
made pure

sublimate (verb)	rectify (verb)
vaporize and then condense right back again	set straight or right
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation	make right or correct
make more subtle or refined	reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting	convert into direct current
direct energy or urges into useful activities	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
	determine the length of

Difference between sublimate and rectify

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