sublation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /sʌˈbleɪʃən/ UK /sʌˈbleɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
in Hegelian philosophy, the simultaneous canceling and preserving of a thing at a higher level

Hegel's notion of sublation lets a contradiction be both negated and retained.

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Synonyms

1 noun · in hegelian philosophy, the... aufhebungcancellationsupersessionsublimation

Word family

Related forms sublateablationrelate

Etymology

From Latin sublātiō ('a lifting up, removal'), from sublātus ('taken up, removed'), the suppletive past participle of tollere ('to lift, take away'), formed with sub- ('up from under'); used to render Hegel's Aufhebung.

sublātiō Latin tollere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sublation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sʌˈbleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /sʌˈbleɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. in Hegelian philosophy, the simultaneous canceling and preserving of a thing at a higher level

## Examples
- Hegel's notion of sublation lets a contradiction be both negated and retained.

## Synonyms
- aufhebung
- cancellation
- supersession
- sublimation

## Related Forms
- sublate
- ablation
- relate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sublātiō
- Root: tollere

## Etymology
From Latin sublātiō ('a lifting up, removal'), from sublātus ('taken up, removed'), the suppletive past participle of tollere ('to lift, take away'), formed with sub- ('up from under'); used to render Hegel's Aufhebung.

## AI Etymology
Sublation is from Latin sublātiō ('a lifting up, removal'), from sublātus ('taken up, removed'), the suppletive past participle of tollere ('to lift, take away'), formed with sub- ('up from under'); used to render Hegel's Aufhebung. Important recorded forms include sublātiō (Latin) and tollere (Latin). Morphologically, the sub- element contributes the sense of under, below, secondary status, or movement from beneath, with the base naming the field of application. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers in Hegelian philosophy, the simultaneous canceling and preserving of a thing at a higher level. The wider family includes related words such as sublate, ablation, and relate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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