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 Sub·limed a. Chem. Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. “Sublimed mercurie.”
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 Sub·lime, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming.]
 1. To raise on high. [Archaic]
    A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.   --E. P. Whipple.
 2. Chem. To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.
 3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
 The sun . . .
 Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
 But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.   --Pope.
 4. To dignify; to ennoble.
    An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.   --Jer. Taylor.

 sublimed
      adj : passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state
            (or vice versa) without becoming liquid [syn: sublimated]