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sub⋅tract
[suh
b-trakt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole. |
| 2. | Mathematics. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to take away something or a part, as from a whole. |
Origin:
1530–40; < L subtractus (ptp. of subtrahere to draw away from underneath), equiv. to sub- sub- + trac- (ptp. s. of trahere to draw) + -tus ptp. suffix
1530–40; < L subtractus (ptp. of subtrahere to draw away from underneath), equiv. to sub- sub- + trac- (ptp. s. of trahere to draw) + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
sub⋅tract⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1, 3. Subtract, deduct express diminution in sum or quantity. To subtract suggests taking a part from a whole or a smaller from a larger: to subtract the tax from one's salary. To deduct is to take away an amount or quantity from an aggregate or total so as to lessen or lower it: to deduct a discount. Subtract is both transitive and intransitive, and has general or figurative uses; deduct is always transitive and usually concrete and practical in application.
1, 3. Subtract, deduct express diminution in sum or quantity. To subtract suggests taking a part from a whole or a smaller from a larger: to subtract the tax from one's salary. To deduct is to take away an amount or quantity from an aggregate or total so as to lessen or lower it: to deduct a discount. Subtract is both transitive and intransitive, and has general or figurative uses; deduct is always transitive and usually concrete and practical in application.
Antonyms:
1–3. add.
1–3. add.
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| sub·tract (səb-trākt') v. sub·tract·ed, sub·tract·ing, sub·tracts v. tr. To take away; deduct. v. intr. To perform the arithmetic operation of subtraction. [Latin subtrahere, subtract- : sub-, sub- + trahere, to draw.] sub·tract'er n. |
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Subtract
Sub*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtracting.] [L. subtractus, p. p. of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Substract.] To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
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Language Translation for : subtract
Spanish:
sustraer, restar,
German:
subtrahieren,
Japanese:
減じる
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