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| sub·tract [ səb trákt ] (past and past participle sub·tract·ed, present participle sub·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·tracts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb deduct arithmetically: to perform the arithmetical calculation of deducting one number or quantity from another
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2. transitive verb remove something from something larger: to withdraw or take away something from a larger unit
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin subtract-, past participle of subtrahere "pull away" < trahere "pull"] |
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 sub·tract·er noun |
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