sublimer

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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).

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

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

(deprecated template usage) sublīmer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of sublīmō
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