different between sublate vs subulate

English

Etymology

From Latin sublatum, past participle of suffero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?b?le?t/, /s??ble?t/

Verb

sublate (third-person singular simple present 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.

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Related terms

• sublation
• suffer
• suffering

Anagrams

• ablutes, abustle, batules, tabsule

Latin

Participle

subl?te

1. vocative masculine singular of subl?tus

References

• sublate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sublate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sublate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

Latin s?bul?tus

Adjective

subulate (comparative more subulate, superlative most subulate)

1. (biology) Awl-shaped; tapering into a sharp point from a broader base.

Usage notes

"Subulate" is usually used for organs with volume; acuminate describes only the apex of an organ; a lanceolate shape is broadest somewhere below the middle, not at the base.

Anagrams

• baetulus

Latin

Adjective

s?bul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of s?bul?tus