sublate
Etymology

From , past participle of suffero.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /sʌbˈleɪt/, /səˈbleɪt/
Verb

sublate (sublates, present participle sublating; simple past and past participle sublated)

  1. (transitive, logic) To negate, deny or contradict.
  2. (transitive) To take or carry away; to remove.
    • 1550, Edward Hall, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, Beyng Long in Continuall Discension for the Croune of this Noble Realme, […], London: […] Rychard Grafton, […] [and Steven Mierdman], →OCLC ↗:
      The aucthores of ye mischiefe [were] sublated and plucked awaye.
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