Sublate

//sʌbˈleɪt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To negate, deny or contradict. transitive
  2. 2
    To take or carry away; to remove. transitive

    "The aucthores of ye mischiefe [were] sublated and plucked awaye."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Such that the ovary has a support, real or apparent.

    "Ovary 2-celled; style short, thick, sublate; stigma large, peltate."

Example

More examples

"The aucthores of ye mischiefe [were] sublated and plucked awaye."

Etymology

From Latin sublatum, past participle of suffero.

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