sublimovat

Czech

Etymology

From Late Latin sublīmō + -ovat.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsublɪmovat]

Verb

sublimovat impf

  1. (chemistry, physics) to sublimate (to change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the liquid state)
  2. (psychoanalysis) to sublimate (to modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially acceptable manner)

Conjugation

References

  1. "sublimovat" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • sublimovati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • sublimovati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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