Definition of sublimate

• v. t. - To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor.
• v. t. - To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
• n. - A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.
• a. - Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.