释义
v.
[with obj.](in psychoanalytic theory)divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
（精神分析理论）使升华
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people who will sublimate sexuality into activities which help to build up and preserve civilization .要把性行为升华为有助于建立和保存文明的活动的人。
transform (something) into a purer or idealized form
使纯化，使净化；使高尚化，使理想化
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attractive rhythms are sublimated and integrated into a much larger context .迷人的旋律被升华和融入更恢宏的情境。
【化】 同
n.
【化】 升华物。
词源
"late Middle English （in the sense ‘raise to a higher status’）： from Latin