v.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə - ' bl ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: sub · lat · ed ; sub · lat · ing
Etymology: Latin sublatus (pp. of tollere to take away, lift up), from sub- up + latus, past participle of ferre to carry ― more at SUB- , TOLERATE , BEAR
Date: 1838
1 : NEGATE , DENY
2 : to negate or eliminate (as an element in a dialectic process) but preserve as a partial element in a synthesis
– sub · la · tion \ - ' bl ā -sh ə n \ noun