vb, sub*limed sub*lim*ing vt : to cause to pass from the solid to the vapor state by heating and to condense back to solid form vi : to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state . Similar sounding terms: scyb·a·lum Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2004.
vt : to cause to pass from the solid to the vapor state by heating and to condense back to solid form 
