sub·li·mate /ˈsʌblɪmeɪt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]technicalSYSS to use the energy that comes from sexual feelings to do something, such as work or art, that is more acceptable to your society 使升華,使高尚化〔指把性欲沖動轉移到藝術創作等更能被社會認可的行爲中去〕 —sublimation /ˌsʌbləˈmeɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]