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Subtract

//səbˈtɹækt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number. transitive

    "If you subtract the $100 for gas from the total cost, it was a fairly inexpensive trip."

  2. 2
    take off or away wordnet
  3. 3
    make a subtraction wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“I draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“I draw, pull, drag”).

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