Meaning

verb vaporize and then condense right back again

verb change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

adjective inspiring awe; - M.S.Dworkin; - Hamilton Basso

originPIE word *upó Partly from the following: * From Middle English sublimen, sublime, sublyme (“to exalt, extol, glorify, honour; (alchemy) to refine (a substance) by vaporizing in a closed container; to obtain (a substance) by cooling vapour obtained through sublimation; to extract (a pure substance) from a mixture by sublimation; to sublimate (a substance)”), from Middle French sublimer, Old French…

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