v. t.
The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. sublimatum. ] (Chem.) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]
Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.)
a. [ LL. sublimatus. ] Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Words ] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]