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subtract |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subtract v : make a subtraction [syn: {deduct}, {take off}] [ant: {add}]
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