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Webster 1913 Edition

Subtract

Sub-tract′

,
Verb.
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
,
Verb.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Subtract

SUBTRACT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. subtraho, subtractus; sub and traho, to draw.]
To withdraw or take a part from the rest; to deduct. Subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.

Definition 2024

subtract

subtract

English

Verb

subtract ‎(third-person singular simple present subtracts, present participle subtracting, simple past and past participle subtracted)

  1. (transitive) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
    If you subtract the $100 for gas and bridge toll, it was a fairly inexpensive trip.

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Etymology

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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