sublimes
Skips liquid phase
Sublimes is the verb form of sublime, meaning to transform directly from solid to gas without passing through liquid—or more commonly, to elevate something to a higher, purer state.
Dry ice sublimes at room temperature.
In figurative use, an artist sublimes raw emotion into lasting work.
The word also functions as a plural noun for sublime things: the sublimes of nature.
Raises in position
- purifiesRemoves unwanted substances
- refinesMakes purer or better
- exaltsPraises with reverence
- ennoblesConfers dignity upon
transforms · spiritualizes · glorifies · uplifts · heightens · rarefies · beatifies · dignifies
Converts to gaseous state
- volatilizesConverts to gas
- evaporatesChanges from liquid to gas
- transitionsMovements between states
- solidifiesBecomes hard or firm
deposits · crystallizes · condenses · dry ice · iodine · naphthalene · camphor · phase change
Reverent fear and wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- vastnessState of being immense
- beautyAesthetic excellence
wonder · terror · infinity · overwhelms · inspires · astonishes · Burke · Kant
elevates
Raises in position
ennobles · transforms · spiritualizes · glorifies · uplifts · heightens · rarefies · beatifies · dignifies · sanctifies
vaporizes
Converts to gaseous state
- volatilizesConverts to gas
- evaporatesChanges from liquid to gas
- transitionsMovements between states
solidifies · deposits · crystallizes · condenses · dry ice · iodine · naphthalene · camphor · phase change · deposition
awe
Reverent fear and wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- vastnessState of being immense
beauty · wonder · terror · infinity · overwhelms · inspires · astonishes · Burke · Kant · majestic
- the sublimeAwe mixed with terror
- Sublime PorteSultan's central administration
- corrosive sublimateToxic mercury-based chemical compound
sublime, sublimity, sublimate, sublimation, sublimely, sublimated, subliming, sublimest, sublimed