sublation

noun

sub·​la·​tion ˌsəˈblāshən 

plural -s

1

: the act of taking or carrying away : removal

2

: the act or process of sublating

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin sublation-, sublatio, from Latin, act of lifting up, from sublatus (suppletive past participle of tollere to lift up, take away) + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for sublation

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation