adj.
1.made pure sublimate n.
1.the product of vaporization of a solid sublimate v.
1.direct energy or urges into useful activities
2.make more subtle or refined
3.remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
4.change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
5.vaporize and then condense right back again
Idiom of the Day
rule the roost
to be the dominant figure in a family
The woman seems rather quiet but she rules the roost in her family.