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subtract

subtract - verb

  • To take away by or as if by deducting
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"subtract 5 from 9"

subtract - thesaurus

Antonyms: add

Etymology

Latin

Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw

Word family

subtracting, subtraction, subtracted