que sublima
English translation: that sublimates (a regime or system of oppression)
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| 4 | that sublimates (a regime or system of oppression) |
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transcends Explanation: transcends -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2010-12-12 19:00:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- that transcends |
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| Reference: Definitions Reference information: Portuguese "sublimar" http://en.bab.la/dictionary/portuguese-english/sublimar To sublime (no mention of 'sublimate') Synonyms (Portuguese) for "sublimar": © OpenThesaurusPT aperfeiçoar aprimorar apurar elevar requintar exaltar Collins: sublimar vt (pessoa) to exalt , (desejos) to sublimate Gran diccionario español-portugués português-espanhol © 2001 Espasa-Calpe: ■sublimar-se vpr 1. elogiarse, ensalzarse. 2. (salientar-se) sobresalir, distinguirse English 'sublime' (from Merriam-Webster unabridged) Inflected Form:-ed/-ing/-s Etymology:Middle English sublimen, from Middle French sublimer, from Medieval Latin sublimare to refine, purify, sublime, from Latin, to lift up, raise, from sublimis uplifted, high transitive verb 1 a : to cause to pass from the solid to the vapor state by the action of heat and again condense to solid form *many chemicals (as naphthalene, benzoic acid, and iodine) are sublimed to rid them of impurities* b : to produce, purify, or release by heating a containing mixture *sublime pure sulfur from an unpure mixture* 2 [French sublimer, from Latin sublimare] a : to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor : render finer (as in purity or excellence) b : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher esteem or worth *selfishness sublimed into care for the public welfare* 3 : to cause to rise upward *the sun's hot rays sublime the morning dew* intransitive verb 1 of a chemical entity : to undergo sublimation : pass directly from the solid to the vapor state *ammonia vapor sublimes from solid crystals* 2 : to become elevated or exalted (as in dignity or honor) : become finer (as in purity or excellence) English 'sublimate' (from Merriam-Webster unabridged) Form:-ed/-ing/-s Etymology:Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare to lift up, raise * more at SUBLIME transitive verb 1 obsolete a : to elevate to a place of dignity or honor b : to give a more elevated character to 2 [Medieval Latin sublimatus, past participle of sublimare to refine, sublime, from Latin, to raise, lift up] a : to cause to sublime *sublimate sulfur* b archaic : to improve or refine as if by subliming c obsolete : to get or extract by or as if by subliming 3 : to direct the energy of (an impulse) from a primitive aim to one that is higher in the cultural scale especially in the course of psychoanalysis *sublimate sexual curiosity into artistic or scientific production* intransitive verb : to undergo sublimation English 'sublimation' Main Entry:sub£li£ma£tion Inflected Form:-s Etymology:Middle English sublimacion act or process of subliming, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French sublimation, from Medieval Latin sublimation-, sublimatio, from sublimatus (past participle of sublimare to sublime) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1 : the act or process of sublimating: as a : the act or process or an instance of subliming of a chemical entity — compare DISTILLATION 1, EVAPORATION 1a b [Late Latin sublimation-, sublimatio act of raising, from Latin sublimatus (past participle of sublimare to raise, lift up) + -ion-, -io -ion; translation of German sublimierung] : discharge of instinctual energy and especially that associated with pre genital impulses through socially approved activities |
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