"sublevate" meaning in English

See sublevate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: First attested in the 16th century; borrowed from Latin sublevātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate. Etymology templates: {{etydate|16th century;}} First attested in the 16th century;, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“sublevate, adj.”, in <cite>OED Online ⁠</cite>, Oxford: Oxford University Press, <span class="None" lang="und">June 2026.</span></span>}}, {{bor+|en|la|sublevātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin sublevātus, {{af|en|-ate<id:adjective>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sublevate (not comparable), {{tlb|en|obsolete|rare}} (obsolete, rare)
  1. Raised, exalted. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-sublevate-en-adj-1ajryEB7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: sublevates [present, singular, third-person], sublevating [participle, present], sublevated [participle, past], sublevated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1559; borrowed from Latin sublevātus, perfect passive participle of sublevō, see -ate. Etymology templates: {{etydate|1559}} First attested in 1559, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“sublevate, n.”, in <cite>OED Online ⁠</cite>, Oxford: Oxford University Press, <span class="None" lang="und">June 2026.</span></span>}}, {{bor+|en|la|sublevātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin sublevātus, {{lg|perfect}} perfect, {{lg|passive}} passive, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate<id:verb>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} sublevate (third-person singular simple present sublevates, present participle sublevating, simple past and past participle sublevated)
  1. (transitive) To raise up; to elevate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sublevate-en-verb-dYq0FzQ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 90 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 36 61 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 90 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 0
  2. (transitive) To rouse or excite. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sublevate-en-verb-Qyg9jU5k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sublevation
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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