Sublieutenant

n. of-ficer ranking next below lieutenant. sublimate v. tsAbli,meiti (-ting) 1 divert (esp. sexual energy) into socially more acceptable activity. 2 convert (a substance) from the solid state directly to vapour by heat, and usu. allow it to solidify again. 3 refine; purify; idealize. n. sAblimat/ sublimated substance. o sublimation frmetf(a)n/ n. [Latin: related to SUBLIME]