I.a lifting up, raising, elevation.
I. Lit.: a sublatione (soni) ad positionem, an upward beat in marking time, Quint. 9, 4, 48; so (opp. positio) id. 9, 4, 48, § 55.—
II. Trop. *
A. In gen., an elevation, exaltation: “animi,” Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 13.—
B. In partic., a removal: “furtiva,” Ambros. in Luc. 5, § 112.—
2. An abrogation, annulling: “judicii,” Quint. 7, 1, 60.