Associations to the word «Subtract»

Wiktionary

SUBTRACT, verb. (transitive) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley