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Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Subliming}.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to
   subject to sublimation. See {Sublime}, a., and cf.
   {Sublimate}, v. t.]
   1. To raise on high. [Archaic]

            A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
            vanity and conceit.                   --E. P.
                                                  Whipple.

   2. (Chem.) 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.