Subtract

  • 21subtract — verb we ll subtract the cost of shipping Syn: take away/off, deduct, debit, dock; informal knock off, minus Ant: add …

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  • 22subtract — [16] To subtract something is etymologically to ‘pull it away’. The word comes from subtractus, the past participle of Latin subtrahere ‘pull away’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix sub , usually ‘under’ but here used in the sense… …

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  • 23subtract — v.tr. (often foll. by from) deduct (a part, quantity, or number) from another. Derivatives: subtracter n. (cf. SUBTRACTOR). subtraction n. subtractive adj. Etymology: L subtrahere subtract (as SUB , trahere draw) …

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  • 24Subtract a square — (also referred to as take a square) is a two player mathematical game of strategy starting with a positive integer and both players taking turns subtracting a non zero square number not larger than the current value. The game is usually played as …

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  • 25subtract from — index derogate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26subtract counter — atimties skaitiklis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. decrement counter; down counter; subtract counter vok. Abzähler, m; Rückwärtszähler, m; Subtraktionszähler, m rus. вычитающий счетчик, m pranc. compteur dégressif, m …

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  • 27subtract — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abrupt, abstract, add, algebraize, alienate, bate, calculate, cast, cast off, cast out, cipher, compute, curtail, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, decrease, deduct, delete, depart, depreciate, derogate,… …

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  • 28subtract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. deduct, take away; remove, detract. See deduction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deduct, take away, withhold; see decrease 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. deduct, take away, detract, lessen, remove,… …

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  • 29subtract — sub·tract || sÉ™b trækt v. take away part of a whole, remove, deduct; deduct one number from another (Mathematics) …

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  • 30subtract — v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away …

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