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Synonyms for sublimate

Most common

purify distill US rarefy subtilize aprimorate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Purify

purify, distill US, distil UK

2. Rarefy

rarefy, subtilize, subtilise UK

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container. To change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently.

  2. v. 2

    To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container. To change (a substance) from a gas into a solid through sublimation.

Related words

Word family
sublimation sublime
Phrases
corrosive sublimate
Is a kind of
gasify refine

Forms

Past participle
sublimated
e.g. sublimated → purified, distilled, rarefied, subtilized…

Example sentences

  • purify Sami wanted to know how to purify himself as a Muslim.
  • distill Now we will distill this water.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sublimatefalling
purifyrising
distillsteady
rarefyrising
subtilizefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
refine2, purify3, distil2, rarefy3
7 letters
sublime2, distill2
8 letters
vaporize3, vaporise
9 letters
subtilize, subtilise, vapourize
10 letters
aprimorate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refine2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
sublimer