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sublation |
sublative |
sublease |
sublessee |
sublet |
sublevation
| sublibrarian
| sublieutenant
| subligation
| sublimable
| sublimate
sublevation
CIDE DICTIONARY
sublevation, n. [L. sublevare to lift up; sub under + levare to lift, raise: cf. L. sublevatio an allevation.].
- The act of raising on high; elevation. Sir T. More. [1913 Webster]
- An uprising; an insurrection. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
sublevation
Elevation
N elevation, raising, erection, lift, sublevation, upheaval, sublimation, exaltation, prominence, lever, crane, derrick, windlass, capstan, winch, dredge, dredger, dredging machine, dumbwaiter, elevator, escalator, lift, elevated, stilted, attollent, rampant, on stilts, on the shoulders of, on one's legs, on one's hind legs.
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