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sublimate

n. the product of vaporization of a solid

sublimate

v. direct energy or urges into useful activities

sublime

v. vaporize and then condense right back again

rarefy, subtilize

v. make more subtle or refined

distill, purify, make pure, remove impurities from

v. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

refined, purified

adj. made pure

decontaminate, rid of contamination, remove the contamination from

v. rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"

disinfect

v. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"

sanitize

v. make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"

sanitize, hygienize

v. make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing

strain, filter, filtrate, separate out, filter out

v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

complement, complete

v. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements; "A child would complete the family"

cleanse, denazify, free from Nazi ideology

v. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

free, justify, absolve

v. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"

strike, excise, expunge

v. remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

cut, bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten

v. cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

axenic, uncontaminated

adj. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"

clean, unpolluted

adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"

clear

adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

fine

adj. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"

native

adj. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

plain, sheer, unmixed, unmingled

adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

unadulterated

adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

unalloyed

adj. free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"

undefiled, uncorrupted

adj. (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks

impure

adj. combined with extraneous elements

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