ALL meanings of desublimate
sub·li·mate
D d - verb with object desublimate Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use. 1
- verb with object desublimate Chemistry. to sublime (a solid substance); extract by this process. to refine or purify (a substance). 1
- verb with object desublimate to make nobler or purer: To read about great men sublimates ambition. 1
- verb without object desublimate to become sublimated; undergo sublimation. 1
- noun desublimate Chemistry. the crystals, deposit, or material obtained when a substance is sublimated. 1
- adjective desublimate purified or exalted; sublimated. 1
- verb desublimate (Intransitive Verb) (physics) To undergo desublimation; to change directly from a gas to a solid. 0
- verb desublimate (Transitive Verb) (sociology) Make explicit that which has been sublimated or obscured because it is not socially acceptable. 0