sublate

[ suhb-leyt ]

verb (used with object),sub·lat·ed, sub·lat·ing.
  1. to deny or contradict; negate.

Origin of sublate

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin sublat(us), past participle of tollere “to lift, raise up, remove”

Other words from sublate

  • sub·la·tion, noun

Words Nearby sublate

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