transitive. To put away, dismiss; to take away, remove, subtract. Now rare.

transitive. Mathematics. To subject (a number) to any of various arithmetical operations; esp. †to add (to, together) (obsolete); †to subtract (out of…

transitive. To subtract or deduct from.

transitive. To remove or detach (something positioned or situated on something else); to cause to be no longer on something; to pull or lift off…

To subtract (arithmetically). Obsolete.

transitive and intransitive. To subtract (in various senses of the verb).

transitive. With out. To subtract (a number). Cf. draw, v. 26.

transitive. To subtract (a number or quantity) from another in order to ascertain the remainder. Usually with from. Also intransitive. Cf. sense 53d.

transitive. To deduct or subtract (one quantity or number) from another; to allow (a sum) as a reduction. In later use chiefly: to pay back (a sum of…

Mathematics. transitive. To take away (a number or quantity) from another in order to ascertain the remainder; to take away (one group, matrix…

transitive. To take away (a quantity) from (also †out of) another; to subtract, deduct. Also intransitive. Cf. subduce, v. 2. Now rare.

transitive. To subtract.

transitive. Mathematics. To subtract (a quantity) from another quantity. Obsolete.

transitive. Mathematics. To subtract or take away (one quantity) from another. Obsolete.

transitive and intransitive. Mathematics. = subtract, v. 3.

transitive. To subtract. Cf. sense 23. Obsolete.

Mathematics. transitive. To calculate the difference of (two quantities). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. With from, off: to subtract (a number or quantity) from another; to deduct. Cf. give or take at give, v. phrases 9c.

transitive. colloquial. To subtract, remove. Also: to reduce numerically. Also intransitive.