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subtract

sub.tract \s*b-'trakt\ vb [L subtractus, pp. of subtrahere to draw from 
   beneath, withdraw, fr]. sub- + trahere to draw - more at DRAW : to take 
   away by deducting {~ 5 from 9}  : to perform a subtraction  - sub.tract.er 
   n