English Explanatory Dictionary

subtract

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.

Pronunciation

/səbˈtɹækt/ en-us-subtract.ogg

Word forms

subtract subtracts subtracting subtracted substract

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subtractus, perfect passive participle of subtrahō (“to draw from beneath; withdraw, remove”); from sub (“under”) + trahō (“to draw, pull, drag”).

Synonyms

take unadd subtract take away

Antonyms

add summate

Related words

subtraction subtractor

Derived words

missubtract subtractable subtracter subtractive unsubtracted
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