subliming
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Sub·lime, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed p. pr. & vb. n. Subliming.]
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.