The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to cleanse and
sublimate the more gross and corrupt.
Dr. H. More.
Sub"li*mate (?), n. [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.) A product obtained by
sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.
Corrosive sublimate. (Chem.) See under Corrosive.
Sub"li*mate, a. [LL. sublimatus.] Brought into a state of vapor by
heat, and again condensed as a solid.
Sub"li*ma`ted (?), a. Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted;
purified.
[Words] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain.
Dryden.
Sub"li*ma`tion (?), n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F. sublimation.] 1. (Chem.)
The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being
sublimed.
2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation;
purification.