subtract

Pronunciation: /səbˈtɹækt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make a subtraction
  2. verb take off or away

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

deduct, take off

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
calculate
Narrower (hyponyms)
carry back
Opposite (antonyms)
add

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