subtract

== English == === Alternative forms === substract (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /səbˈtɹækt/ Rhymes: -ækt === Verb === subtract (third-person singular simple present subtracts, present participle subtracting, simple past and past participle subtracted) (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== add ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== subtraction subtractor ==== Translations ====