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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUBTRACT', v.t. [L. subtraho, subtractus; sub and traho, to draw.]
To withdraw or take a part from the rest; to deduct. Subtract 5 fRomans 9, and the remainder is 4.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck" [syn: subtract, deduct, take off] [ant: add, add together]
2: take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw Date: 1557 transitive verb to take away by or as if by deducting <subtract 5 from 9> <subtract funds from the project> intransitive verb to perform a subtraction • subtracter noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (often foll. by from) deduct (a part, quantity, or number) from another. Derivatives: subtracter n. (cf. SUBTRACTOR). subtraction n. subtractive adj. Etymology: L subtrahere subtract- (as SUB-, trahere draw)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(subtracts, subtracting, subtracted) If you subtract one number from another, you do a calculation in which you take it away from the other number. For example, if you subtract 3 from 5, you get 2. Mandy subtracted the date of birth from the date of death... We have subtracted $25 per adult to arrive at a basic room rate. ? add VERB: V n from n, V n • subtraction (subtractions) She's ready to learn simple addition and subtraction... I looked at what he'd given me and did a quick subtraction. ? addition N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away.

Moby Thesaurus

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