sublimate
intransitive verbTo be transformed directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid.
To cause (a solid or gas) to sublimate.
To modify the natural expression of (a primitive, instinctual impulse) in a socially acceptable manner.
To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into an acceptable activity.
nounA product of sublimation.
