sublative /səˈbleɪtɪv/adjective 2noun 1forms 2 adjective2 •Of or relating to the sublative case. •Having power, or tending, to take away. noun1 •A case of nouns in Finno-Ugric languages used to express the destination of movement, originally onto the surface of something (e.g. climb onto a tree), and, by extension, in other figurative meanings as well (e.g. to university, or about (a subject)). formsmore sublative · most sublative