subtract
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subtract
- /səbˈtɹækt/ US
Rhymes with -ækt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”).
verb subtracts · subtracting · subtracted · substract
- To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number. If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.
