The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sublimed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Subliming.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to
   subject to sublimation. See Sublime, a., and cf.
   Sublimate, v. t.]
   1. To raise on high. [Archaic]
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            A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of
            vanity and conceit.                   --E. P.
                                                  Whipple.
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   2. (Chem.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat,
      volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill
      off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.
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   3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.
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            The sun . . .
            Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,
            But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. --Pope.
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   4. To dignify; to ennoble.
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            An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a
            supernatural employment.              --Jer. Taylor.
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