Czech

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Etymology

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From Late Latin sublīmō +‎ -ovat.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “sublimovat”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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