Subliming

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sublime \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. To raise on high. [Archaic]
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              A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
              vanity and conceit.                   --E. P.
                                                    Whipple.
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     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.
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     3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
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              The sun . . .
              Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
              But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. --Pope.
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     4. To dignify; to ennoble.
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              An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a
              supernatural employment.              --Jer. Taylor.
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