sublimer

English

Etymology

sublime +‎ -er

Adjective

sublimer

  1. comparative form of sublime: more sublime

Noun

sublimer (plural sublimers)

  1. A device for heating a substance to yield a sublimate.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

sublimer

  1. (transitive) to render sublime, make extraordinary
  2. (chemistry) to sublimate (change from solid to gas)

Conjugation
Conjugation of sublimer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple sublimer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sublimant
/sy.bli.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sublimé
/sy.bli.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present sublime
/sy.blim/		 sublimes
/sy.blim/		 sublime
/sy.blim/		 sublimons
/sy.bli.mɔ̃/		 sublimez
/sy.bli.me/		 subliment
/sy.blim/
imperfect sublimais
/sy.bli.mɛ/		 sublimais
/sy.bli.mɛ/		 sublimait
/sy.bli.mɛ/		 sublimions
/sy.bli.mjɔ̃/		 sublimiez
/sy.bli.mje/		 sublimaient
/sy.bli.mɛ/
past historic2 sublimai
/sy.bli.me/		 sublimas
/sy.bli.ma/		 sublima
/sy.bli.ma/		 sublimâmes
/sy.bli.mam/		 sublimâtes
/sy.bli.mat/		 sublimèrent
/sy.bli.mɛʁ/
future sublimerai
/sy.blim.ʁe/		 sublimeras
/sy.blim.ʁa/		 sublimera
/sy.blim.ʁa/		 sublimerons
/sy.blim.ʁɔ̃/		 sublimerez
/sy.blim.ʁe/		 sublimeront
/sy.blim.ʁɔ̃/
conditional sublimerais
/sy.blim.ʁɛ/		 sublimerais
/sy.blim.ʁɛ/		 sublimerait
/sy.blim.ʁɛ/		 sublimerions
/sy.bli.mə.ʁjɔ̃/		 sublimeriez
/sy.bli.mə.ʁje/		 sublimeraient
/sy.blim.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present sublime
/sy.blim/		 sublimes
/sy.blim/		 sublime
/sy.blim/		 sublimions
/sy.bli.mjɔ̃/		 sublimiez
/sy.bli.mje/		 subliment
/sy.blim/
imperfect2 sublimasse
/sy.bli.mas/		 sublimasses
/sy.bli.mas/		 sublimât
/sy.bli.ma/		 sublimassions
/sy.bli.ma.sjɔ̃/		 sublimassiez
/sy.bli.ma.sje/		 sublimassent
/sy.bli.mas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sublime
/sy.blim/		 — sublimons
/sy.bli.mɔ̃/		 sublimez
/sy.bli.me/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Adjective

sublimer

  1. comparative degree of sublim

Adjective

sublimer

  1. inflection of sublim:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Latin

Verb

sublīmer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sublīmō
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