What does sublimate mean?

v. To transform or channel strong feelings, like sexual desire, into a more positive or socially acceptable form, such as creativity or ambition.

sublimate

🇺🇸 /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/

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verb

To transform or channel strong feelings, like sexual desire, into a more positive or socially acceptable form, such as creativity or ambition.

He sublimates his desire to travel into studying maps and foreign cultures.

To transform or channel strong feelings, like sexual desire, into a more positive or socially acceptable form, such as creativity or ambition.

3rd Present sublimates

Past sublimated

Perfect sublimated

Progressive sublimating