tr.v. sub·lat·ed, sub·lat·ing, sub·lates Logic To negate, deny, or contradict. [From Latin sublātus, past participle of tollere, to take away : sub-, sub- + lātus, taken; see telə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] sub·lation (-lāshən) n. |
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