1. the act of denying, contradicting, or removing something
Usage: formal; philosophy
2. in Hegelian philosophy, the process by which a thesis and antithesis are resolved into a higher synthesis
Usage: philosophy; technical

Examples

• The philosopher argued for the sublation of traditional moral categories.
• Hegel’s concept of sublation involves both negation and preservation.
• The sublation of opposing viewpoints led to a new understanding.
• Through sublation, the contradiction was resolved at a higher level.
• The theory required the sublation of earlier assumptions.
• Critics questioned whether true sublation was possible in this case.