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Added 9 October 2026

subtract

/səbˈtɹækt/ verb

In Latin: dēdūcō, subtrahō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about subtract at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Make a subtraction.
subtract this amount from my paycheck
Take off or away.
this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French

Origin

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

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