Verb Subtract Draw Sub·Tract Subtraction Subtractus Past Participle

sub·tract
\\səb-ˈtrakt\\ verbtransitive verb
: to take away by or as if by deducting
    subtract 5 from 9
    subtract funds from the project
intransitive verb
: to perform a subtraction
• sub·tract·er noun

subtract
sub·tract / sEb5trAkt / verb    ~ sth (from sth) to take a number or an amount away from another number or amount
   减；减去
   SYN 

take away

:
  ▪ [VN]
   6 subtracted from 9 is 3.
   9 减 6 等于 3。
  ▪ [also V]
   OPP 

add

• sub·trac·tion / sEb5trAkFn / noun [U, C]
⇨ compare

addition

(1)

subtract verb

sub·tract
\səbˈtrakt\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to pull, draw — more at
transitive verb
1. archaic : to withdraw or take away originally by stealth : ; also : to take away (common land) by enclosing
2. archaic : to remove (as oneself) from some specified situation : take elsewhere
3. : to take away (as a part, a quantity, or a number) by deducting — used with from or out of
 < subtract 5 from 9 >
— compare c
intransitive verb

: to perform a subtraction : calculate by subtraction