Inflected Form(s): sub·lat·ed; sub·lat·ing Etymology: Latin sublatus (past participle 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
Inflected Form(s): sub·lat·ed; sub·lat·ing
Etymology: Latin sublatus (past participle 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