s 1 u 1 b 3 l 1 i 1 m 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
11 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid
noun (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
originFrom Middle English sublimacioun, sublimacion, from Medieval Latin sublīmātiō, from Latin sublīmō (“to raise, to elevate”, verb). Synchronically, sublimate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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