SUBSTRACT


Meaning of SUBSTRACT in English

səbzˈtrakt, -bˈst- verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Late Latin substractus, past participle of substrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, alteration (influenced by Latin subs-, variant of sub- ) of Latin subtrahere — more at subtract

: subtract

so far from adding to, it will substract from, the quantity of labor necessary — Jeremy Bentham

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