subtract[verb]Synonyms: take away, deduct, diminish, remove, take from, take off
Antonyms: add
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sub‧tract /səbˈtrækt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of subtrahere 'to pull from beneath, remove', from trahere 'to pull']
to take a number or an amount from a larger number or amount ⇒
add,
deduct,
minussubtract something from something
If you subtract 30 from 45, you get 15. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲