v.
Pronunciation: s ə b- ' trakt
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin subtractus, past participle of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, from sub- + trahere to draw
Date: 1557
transitive verb : to take away by or as if by deducting < subtract 5 from 9> < subtract funds from the project>
intransitive verb : to perform a subtraction
– sub · tract · er noun