Sublimate vs Elevate - What's the difference?
sublimate | elevate |
(ambitransitive, physics) To change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state.
To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
(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.
(archaic) To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
* Dr. H. More
To raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.
To promote (someone) to a higher rank.
To ennoble or honour/honor (someone).
To lift someone's spirits; to cheer up.
To increase the intensity of something, especially that of sound.
(dated, colloquial, humorous) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.
* Sir Walter Scott
(obsolete, Latinism) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage.
As verbs the difference between sublimate and elevate
is that sublimate is (ambitransitive|physics) to change state from a solid to a gas (or from a gas to a solid) without passing through the liquid state while elevate is to raise (something) to a higher position; to lift.As a noun sublimate
is (chemistry) a product obtained by sublimation.As an adjective elevate is
(obsolete) elevated; raised aloft.sublimate
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Verb
(sublimat)- The precepts of Christianity are so apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt.
See also
* freeze-dryelevate
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Verb
(elevat)- to elevate the voice
- The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo.
- (Jeremy Taylor)