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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

sublimate †raise to a high state XVI; act upon so as to produce a refined product XVII. Preceded by pp. sublimate (XV), f. pp. stem of L. sublīmāre, f. sublīmis; see below, -ATE2, 3.
So sublimate (-ATE1) sb. XVII. sublime adj. lofty, exalted, in earliest use (XVI) of language or style, later in physical senses. — L. sublīmis, -us, f. SUB + an el. variously identified with līmen threshold and līmus oblique. sublime vb. †sublimate XIV; raise to a higher state XVI. — (O)F. sublimer or L. sublīmāre. sublimation XIV. — (O)F. or L. subliminal (psych.) applied to states supposed to exist but not strong enough to be recognized. XIX. f. SUB- + L. līmen, līmin- threshold + -AL1.

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