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Word: Sublimate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘raise to a higher status’): from Latin sublimat- ‘raised up’, from the verb sublimare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsʌblɪmeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
Short Definition:(in psychoanalytic theory) divert or modify instinctual impulse into culturally higher
Examples:- libido must be sublimated into productive work activities
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