Category:Subtract

Sub*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtracting.] Etym: [l. subtractus, p.p. of subtrahere to draw from Beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See trace, v. T., and cf. Substract.]

Defn: to withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; As, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.