sublimate in Swedish

(also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.

(also, figurative) To raise (someone) to a high office or status; to dignify, to elevate, to exalt.

(figurative, psychoanalysis) To modify (the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct) in a socially acceptable manner; to divert the energy of (such an instinct) into some acceptable activity.