Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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sublimate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
vaporize | No | No | Yes | No |
sublimate (noun) | vaporize (noun) |
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the product of vaporization of a solid |
sublimate (adjective) | vaporize (adjective) |
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made pure |
sublimate (verb) | vaporize (verb) |
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vaporize and then condense right back again | turn into gas |
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue |
make more subtle or refined | decrease rapidly and disappear |
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting |
direct energy or urges into useful activities |