sublimated
Channeled into refinement
Sublimated describes something transformed into a higher or more refined form.
In psychology, sublimated impulses—especially sexual or aggressive ones—have been redirected into socially acceptable activities: He sublimated his rage into competitive sports.
In chemistry, a sublimated substance has passed directly from solid to gas without becoming liquid.
The past tense of sublimate.
Changed to gaseous state
- depositedPlaced for safekeeping
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
crystallized · evaporated · dry ice · phase change · volatile · gaseous · condensed · heated
Held back from expression
- channeledDirected through specific path
- redirectedSent a new way
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- defense mechanismUnconscious self-protective mental process
Freudian · psychoanalysis · displaced · transformed · urges · drives · desires · impulses
vaporized
Changed to gaseous state
- depositedPlaced for safekeeping
- purifiedCleared of unwanted substances
- distilledPurified by vaporization
solidified · crystallized · evaporated · dry ice · phase change · volatile · gaseous · condensed · heated · cooled
repressed
Held back from expression
- channeledDirected through specific path
- redirectedSent a new way
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
defense mechanism · Freudian · psychoanalysis · displaced · transformed · urges · drives · desires · impulses · instincts
transcended
Went beyond usual limits
uplifted · purified · spiritualized · rarefied · ethereal · lofty · heightened · idealized · elevated · glorified
- corrosive sublimateToxic mercury-based chemical compound
sublimate, sublimation, sublimating, sublimates, sublimations