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Subtracted

Subtract \Sub*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtracting.] [L. subtractus, p. p. of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Substract.] To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.

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subtracted

vb. (en-past of: subtract)

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subtracted

adj. taken away [ant: added]

Usage examples of "subtracted".

Lazarus thought a moment, subtracted from the inquiry their own two gees of boost.

He had made the jowly face less porcine and subtracted sufficient flesh from the bulbous nose to give it a more Roman look.

With a much fuller pouch and no maintenance subtracted And soap and hot water and decent food,” Zulaya said.