1. to contradict or deny something
Usage: formal; rare
2. in philosophy, to preserve while transcending or going beyond
Usage: philosophical; technical

Examples

• The new evidence seemed to sublate the defendant’s alibi.
• His later testimony sublated his earlier claims.
• In Hegelian dialectic, the synthesis sublates both thesis and antithesis.
• The philosopher argued that reason sublates mere sensory experience.
• The court’s ruling effectively sublated the previous decision.