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Grammar : Adj, adv, verb



Definition of substract

Origin :
  • "to subtract," 1540s, "now illiterate" [OED], from Modern Latin substractus, past participle of substrahere, alternative form of subtrahere (see subtraction). Related: Subtracted; subtracting.
  • As in secondary : adj subordinate; less important
  • As in subject : adj at the mercy of; answerable
  • As in subordinate : adj lesser, supplementary
  • As in under : adv secondary
  • As in fill in : verb act as substitute
Example sentences :
  • And nothing is easier, when you have two different numbers, to substract the less from the greater.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit Land » by Samuel B. (Samuel Bulfinch) Emmons
  • The clergyman knew someting of surgery, and he managed to substract the ball from my hip.
  • Extract from : « By Sheer Pluck » by G. A. Henty

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