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21subtract — v.tr. (often foll. by from) deduct (a part, quantity, or number) from another. Derivatives: subtracter n. (cf. SUBTRACTOR). subtraction n. subtractive adj. Etymology: L subtrahere subtract (as SUB , trahere draw) …
22from — strong preposition 1 starting at a particular place, position, or condition: How do you get from here to Colchester? | running from one side of the building to the other | The hotel is on the main road from Caernarfon. | dropped from a height of… …
23subtract — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abrupt, abstract, add, algebraize, alienate, bate, calculate, cast, cast off, cast out, cipher, compute, curtail, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, decrease, deduct, delete, depart, depreciate, derogate,… …
24subtract — sub•tract [[t]səbˈtrækt[/t]] v. t. 1) to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole 2) math. to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct 3) to take away something or a part, as from a whole • Etymology: 1530–40; < L subtractus,… …
25subtract — /səbˈtrækt / (say suhb trakt) verb (t) 1. to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole. 2. Mathematics to take (one number or quantity) from another; deduct. –verb (i) 3. to take away something or a part, as from a whole. {Latin subtractus,… …
26subtract — /səb trækt/ verb to take away something from a total ● The credit note should be subtracted from the figure for total sales. ● If the profits from the Far Eastern operations are subtracted, you will see that the group has not been profitable in… …
27subtract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deduct, take away; remove, detract. See deduction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deduct, take away, withhold; see decrease 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. deduct, take away, detract, lessen, remove,… …
28subtract — sub·tract || sÉ™b trækt v. take away part of a whole, remove, deduct; deduct one number from another (Mathematics) …
29subtract — v 1. withdraw, take away, abstract, remove, take out, take from, Archaic. subduct. 2. deduct, discount, take off, Inf. lop off, Sl. knock off …
30subtract — [səbˈtrækt] verb [I/T] to take a number or amount from another number or amount subtraction [səbˈtrækʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
