SUBLIME (3)

sublime (3). Sublime, v.t. to sublimate, raise, exalt, improve

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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. 1. To raise on high.
A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit. E. P. Whipple. 2. 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. 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. 4. To dignify; to ennoble.
An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment. Jer. Taylor.