subtract

subtract
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, detract, detract from, diminish, disarticulate, disconnect, discount, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, disparage, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, dope out, drain, draw back, eat away, eject, erode, estimate, estrange, expel, extract, extract roots, figure, figure in, figure out, file away, impair, isolate, knock, leach, leave, lessen, measure, multiply, part, pull away, pull back, pull out, purify, reckon, reduce, refine, remove, retrench, rub away, score, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, shorten, shut off, split, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, step aside, subduct, take account of, take away, take away from, take from, take off, take out, tally, thin, thin out, throw off, throw out, uncouple, unyoke, wear away, weed, withdraw, work out

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • subtract — sub‧tract [səbˈtrækt] verb [transitive] to take a number or an amount from something larger: subtract something from something • Subtract 34% corporate tax from the total. * * * subtract UK US /səbˈtrækt/ verb [T] ► to take a number or amount… …   Financial and business terms

  • Subtract — Sub*tract , v. 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}, v. t., and cf. {Substract}.] To withdraw, or take… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subtract — [səb trakt′] vt., vi. [< L subtractus, pp. of subtrahere, to draw away underneath, subtract < sub ,SUB + trahere, to DRAW] 1. to take away (a part from a whole) 2. to take away or deduct (one number or quantity from another) subtracter n …   English World dictionary

  • subtract — index abridge (shorten), curtail, decrease, deduct (reduce), dilute, diminish, discount ( …   Law dictionary

  • subtract — 1540s, from L. subtractus, pp. of subtrahere (see SUBTRACTION (Cf. subtraction)). Related: Subtracted; subtracting. Earlier verb form was subtraien (early 15c.). Here he teches þe Craft how þou schalt know, whan þou hast subtrayd, wheþer þou hast …   Etymology dictionary

  • subtract — *deduct Antonyms: add …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • subtract — [v] take away decrease, deduct, detract, diminish, discount, draw back, knock off, remove, take, take from, take off, take out, withdraw, withhold; concepts 211,764 Ant. add …   New thesaurus

  • subtract — ► VERB ▪ take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference. DERIVATIVES subtraction noun subtractive adjective. ORIGIN Latin subtrahere draw away …   English terms dictionary

  • subtract — UK [səbˈtrækt] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms subtract : present tense I/you/we/they subtract he/she/it subtracts present participle subtracting past tense subtracted past participle subtracted 1) maths to take a number or amount… …   English dictionary

  • subtract — subtracter, n. /seuhb trakt /, 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. v.i. 3. to take away something or a part, as from a whole. [1530 40; < L subtractus (ptp. of… …   Universalium

  • subtract — v. (D; tr.) to subtract from (to subtract five from ten) * * * [səb trækt] (D; tr.) to subtract from (to subtract five from ten) …   Combinatory dictionary

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