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sublimateto channel or transform an instinct or impulse into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to channel or transform an instinct or impulse into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/

Korean meaning: 본능이나 충동을 문화적으로 더 높거나 사회적으로 더 수용 가능한 활동으로 승화시키다

Korean pronunciation: **서**블리메이트

Example Sentences

  • The therapist suggested she sublimate her road rage into kickboxing classes.
  • Instead of arguing with his boss, he sublimated his frustration into writing satirical short stories.
  • Camphor sublimates easily, which is why mothballs gradually disappear.

sublimate

VERB

//ˈsʌblɪmeɪt//

to channel or transform an instinct or impulse into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

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💡 Concept

to channel or transform an instinct or impulse into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

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🎵 Rhyme

From rough estimate to ultimate sublimate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsub--
Rootlim
Suffix--ate

Origin

라틴어 'sublimatus'에서 유래했으며, 이는 '높이 들어올리다, 고상하게 하다'라는 의미의 'sublimare'에서 나왔습니다. 원래는 연금술에서 물질을 정화하는 과정을 가리켰습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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estimate
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The therapist suggested she sublimate her road rage into kickboxing classes.

😄 Fun example

Instead of arguing with his boss, he sublimated his frustration into writing satirical short stories.

Camphor sublimates easily, which is why mothballs gradually disappear.

He sublimated his heartbreak into composing the most beautiful symphony of his career.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

transformchannelredirectconvertelevate

Antonyms

suppressrepresslower

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