sublimate

v//ˈsʌblɪmeɪt//

förädla, upphöja, sublimera

  1. (also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.

  2. (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.

  3. (generally) To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. [from 16th c.]

  4. (figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of such an instinct into some acceptable activity.

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