sublimate
verb (used with object)
to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
is sublimating
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present progressiveof sublimate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The sweetly uptight Maura is sublimating her post-divorce loneliness in misguided charity.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2015
