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sub·tract 
[suhb-trakt] Pronunciation Key
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[suhb-trakt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole. |
| 2. | Mathematics. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct. |
| 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]
] —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.
—Antonyms 1–3. add.
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| sub·tract
(səb-trākt') Pronunciation Key
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 | |
verb | |
| 1. | make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck" [ant: add] |
| 2. | take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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