Sublimate Sub"li·mate noun [ Late Latin sublimatum .] (Chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified product so obtained.

Corrosive sublimate . (Chemistry) See under Corrosive .

Sublimate Sub"li·mate adjective [ Late Latin sublimatus .] Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as a solid.

Sublimated Sub"li·ma`ted adjective Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified.

[ Words] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain.

Dryden.

Sublimation Sub"li·ma`tion noun [ Late Latin sublimatio : confer French sublimation .] 1. (Chemistry) The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation; purification.

3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying process.

Religion is the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality.

South.

Sublimatory Sub"li·ma·to·ry adjective Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. Boyle.

Sublimatory Sub"li·ma·to·ry noun A vessel used for sublimation.

Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories .

Chaucer.

Sublime Sub·lime" adjective [ Compar. Sublimer ; superl. Sublimest .] [ Latin sublimis ; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: confer French sublime . Confer Eliminate .] 1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.

Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.

Dryden.

2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons. "The sublime Julian leader." De Quincey.

3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.

Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime .

Prior.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Longfellow.

4. Elevated by joy; elate. [ Poetic]

Their hearts were jocund and sublime ,
Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine.

Milton.

5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [ Poetic] "Countenance sublime and insolent." Spenser.

His fair, large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule.

Milton.

Syn. -- Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See Grand .

Sublime Sub·lime" noun That which is sublime; -- with the definite article ; as: (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.

The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase.

Addison.

(b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished from the merely beautiful.

Sublime Sub·lime" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Sublimed ; present participle & verbal noun Subliming .] [ Confer Latin sublimare , French sublimer to subject to sublimation. See Sublime , adjective , and confer Sublimate , transitive verb ] 1. To raise on high. [ Archaic]

A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.

E. P. Whipple.

2. (Chemistry) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat, volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.

3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.

The sun . . .
Which not alone the southern wit sublimes ,
But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.

Pope.

4. To dignify; to ennoble.

An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.

Jer. Taylor.

Sublime Sub·lime" intransitive verb (Chemistry) To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation; specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid form on heating, except under increased pressure.

Sublimed Sub·limed" adjective (Chemistry) Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence, also, purified. " Sublimed mercurie." Chaucer.

Sublimely Sub·lime"ly adverb In a sublime manner.

Sublimeness Sub·lime"ness noun The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.

Sublimification Sub·lim`i·fi·ca"tion noun [ Latin sublimis sublime + -ficare to make. See -ry .] The act of making sublime, or state of being made sublime.

Subliminal Sub·lim"i·nal adjective [ Prefix sub- + Latin limen threshold.] (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas.

Sublimity Sub·lim"i·ty noun ; plural Sublimities . [ Latin sublimitas : confer French sublimité .] 1. The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the adjective).

2. That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.

Syn. -- Grandeur; magnificence. -- Sublimity , Grandeur . The mental state indicated by these two words is the same, namely, a mingled emotion of astonishment and awe. In speaking of the quality which produces this emotion, we call it grandeur when it springs from what is vast in space, power, etc.; we call it sublimity when it springs from what is elevated far above the ordinary incidents of humanity. An immense plain is grand . The heavens are not only grand , but sublime (as the predominating emotion), from their immense height. Exalted intellect, and especially exalted virtue under severe trials, give us the sense of moral sublimity , as in the case of our Savior in his prayer for his murderers. We do not speak of Satan, when standing by the fiery gulf, with his "unconquerable will and study of revenge," as a sublime object; but there is a melancholy grandeur thrown around him, as of an "archangel ruined."

Sublineation Sub·lin`e·a"tion noun A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under another line; underlining.

Sublingua Sub·lin"gua noun ; plural Sublinguć . [ New Latin ] (Anat.) A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.

Sublingual Sub·lin"gual adjective [ Prefix sub + lingual : confer French sublingual .] (Anat.) (a) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland. (b) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland; as, sublingual salvia.

Sublition Sub·li"tion noun [ Latin sublinere , sublitum , to smear, to lay on as a ground color.] (Paint.) The act or process of laying the ground in a painting. [ R.]

Sublittoral Sub·lit"to·ral adjective Under the shore. Smart.

Sublobular Sub·lob"u·lar adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.

Sublumbar Sub·lum"bar adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

Sublunar, Sublunary Sub·lu"nar, Sub"lu·na·ry adjective [ Prefix sub + lunar , or lunary : confer French sublunaire .] Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this world; terrestrial; earthly.

All things sublunary are subject to change.

Dryden.

All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the influence, of the planet they are under.

South.

Sublunary Sub"lu·na·ry noun Any worldly thing. [ Obsolete]

Subluxation Sub`lux·a"tion noun [ Prefix sub + luxation : confer French subluxation .] (Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.

Submammary Sub·mam"ma·ry adjective Situated under the mammć; as, submammary inflammation.

Submarine Sub`ma·rine" adjective Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants.

Submarine armor , a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water. -- Submarine cable . See Telegraph cable , under Telegraph . -- Submarine mine . See Torpedo , 2 (a) .

Submarine Sub·ma·rine" noun A submarine plant or animal.

Submarine Sub`ma·rine" noun A submarine boat; esp., Nav. , a submarine torpedo boat; -- called specif. submergible submarine when capable of operating at various depths and of traveling considerable distances under water, and submersible submarine when capable of being only partly submerged, i.e., so that the conning tower, etc., is still above water. The latter type and most of the former type are submerged as desired by regulating the amount of water admitted to the ballast tanks and sink on an even keel; some of the former type effect submersion while under way by means of horizontal rudders, in some cases also with admission of water to the ballast tanks.

Submarshal Sub·mar"shal noun An under or deputy marshal.

Submaxillary Sub·max"il·la·ry adjective (Anat.) (a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary; as, the submaxillary gland. (b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary salvia.

Submedial Sub·me"di·al adjective Lying under the middle.

Submedian Sub·me"di·an adjective (Zoology) Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth of mollusks.

Submediant Sub·me"di·ant noun (Mus.) The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

Submental Sub·men"tal adjective (Anat.) Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.

Submentum Sub·men"tum noun ; plural Submenta . [ New Latin See Sub- , and Mentum .] (Zoology) The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.

Submerge Sub·merge" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Submerged ; present participle & verbal noun Submerging .] [ Latin submergere , submersum ; sub under + mergere to plunge: confer French submerger . See Merge .] 1. To put under water; to plunge.

2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.

I would thou didst,
So half my Egypt were submerged .

Shak.

Submerge Sub·merge" intransitive verb To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.

Some say swallows submerge in ponds.

Gent. Mag.

Submergence Sub·mer"gence noun [ From Latin submergens , present participle] The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged; submersion.

Submerse Sub·merse" adjective (Botany) Submersed.

Submersed Sub·mersed" adjective [ Latin submersus , past participle of submergere . See Submerge .] Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.

Submersion Sub·mer"sion noun [ Latin submersio : confer French submersion .] 1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging under water, or of drowning.

2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of being overflowed or drowned.

Submetallic Sub`me·tal"lic adjective Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.

Subminister Sub·min"is·ter transitive verb [ Latin subministrare , subministratum . See Sub- , and Ministre , transitive verb ] To supply; to afford. [ Obsolete] Sir M. Hale.

Subminister Sub·min"is·ter intransitive verb To be subservient; to be useful. [ Obsolete] "Our passions . . . subminister to the best and worst purposes." L'EStrange.

Subministrant Sub·min"is·trant adjective [ Latin subministrans , present participle] Subordinate; subservient. [ Obsolete] Bacon.

Subministrate Sub·min"is·trate transitive verb [ See Subminister .] To supply; to afford; to subminister. [ Obsolete] Harvey.

Subministration Sub·min`is·tra"tion noun [ Latin subministratio .] The act of subministering. [ Obsolete] Sir H. Wotton.

Submiss Sub·miss" adjective [ Latin submissus , past participle of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit .] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [ Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser. "Stooping and submiss ." R. Latin Stevenson.

2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [ R.]

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