Czech edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin sublīmō +‎ -ovat.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

sublimovat impf

  1. (chemistry, physics) to sublimate (to change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state)
  2. (psychoanalysis) to sublimate (to modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner)

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References edit

  1. ^ "sublimovat" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading edit

  • sublimovati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • sublimovati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989