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sublate definition

sub·late (səb lāt′)

transitive verb sublated -·lat′ed, sublating -·lat′·ing

Logic to deny, contradict, or negate

Etymology: < L sublatus (suppletive pp. of tollere, to lift up, take away, annul) < sub-, up (see sub-) + latus, suppletive pp. of ferre, to bear

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