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Webster 1913 Edition


Substract

Sub-stract′

,
Verb.
T.
[F.
suostraire
; L.
subtus
below (from
sub
under) +
trahere
to draw. See
Substract
.]
To subtract; to withdraw.
[Obs.]
Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Substract

SUBSTRACT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. subtraho, subractum.] To subtract.
Note.--Substract was formerly used in analogy with abstract. But in modern usage, it is written according to the Latin, subtract. See this word and its derivatives.