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subtract

sub·tract [ səb trákt ] (past and past participle sub·tract·ed, present participle sub·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·tracts)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb deduct arithmetically: to perform the arithmetical calculation of deducting one number or quantity from another

2. transitive verb remove something from something larger: to withdraw or take away something from a larger unit

[Mid-16th century. < Latin subtract-, past participle of subtrahere "pull away" < trahere "pull"]

sub·tract·er noun
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