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sublimer
We have found lemma(root) word of sublimer : sublime.
Definitions
[səˈblʌɪm], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of very great excellence or beauty
(e.g: Mozart's sublime piano concertos)
- (of a person's attitude or behaviour) extreme or unparalleled
(e.g: he had the sublime confidence of youth)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘high up’): partly via French from Latin sublimis, probably from sub- ‘up to’ + limis, limus ‘oblique’
[səˈblʌɪm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a solid substance) change directly into vapour when heated, typically forming a solid deposit again on cooling
(e.g: the ice sublimed away, leaving the books dry and undamaged)
- elevate to a high degree of moral or spiritual purity or excellence
(e.g: let your thoughts be sublimed by the spirit of God)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘high up’): partly via French from Latin sublimis, probably from sub- ‘up to’ + limis, limus ‘oblique’
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