SUBLATE


Meaning of SUBLATE in English

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

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