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   subtract

   /səbˈtrakt/

   verb

   • 1. take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference: "subtract 43 from 60"
   • ▪ take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount: "programs were added and subtracted as called for"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin subtract- ‘drawn away’, from sub- ‘from below’ + trahere ‘to draw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subtracter noun
   • 2. subtractive adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • U

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   • B

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   • T

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   • A

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