sublimation
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(noun) (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable |
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Related Words: alteration, change, modification |
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(noun) (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid |
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Related Words: shift, transformation, transmutation |
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