Definitions of sublimate:

• noun:   the product of vaporization of a solid
• verb:   direct energy or urges into useful activities
• verb:   vaporize and then condense right back again
• verb:   change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting
• verb:   remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
• verb:   make more subtle or refined
• adjective:   made pure