subliming
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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] [1913 Webster]
A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of vanity and conceit.— E. P. Whipple.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
3.To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify. [1913 Webster]
The sun . . . Which not alone the southern wit sublimes, But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
4.To dignify; to ennoble. [1913 Webster]
An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a supernatural employment.— Jer. Taylor.[1913 Webster]