sublimate
verbTo redirect an impulse into a socially acceptable or constructive activity.
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To redirect an impulse into a socially acceptable or constructive activity.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsInclined to accept another person's authority or wishes without resistance.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsBelow the required or generally accepted level of quality.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTo undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsAn assumption or proposal accepted provisionally without proof.
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