subduct
101deduction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Subtraction Nouns 1. deduction, removal, excision; subtraction; minus, minus sign, subtrahend, minuend; remainder, difference; abstraction, abbreviation, curtailment (see shortness); reduction (see… …
102withdraw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. remove, separate, subduct; retire, retreat, disengage, draw off; abstract, subtract; recall, rescind, recant; resign, relinquish; abdicate, decamp, depart; shrink, recoil, drop out, back out. See… …
103subdue — (v.) late 14c., to conquer, from O.Fr. souduire deceive, seduce, from L. subducere draw, lead away, withdraw (see SUBDUCE (Cf. subduce)). The sense seems to have been taken in Anglo French from L. subdere. Subduct in the sense of subtract is from …
104subduce — v. a.; (also subduct) 1. Withdraw, take away. 2. Subtract …
105withdraw — I. v. a. 1. Remove, subduct, subduce, subtract, take away, draw out, draw back. 2. Wean, disengage, draw off. 3. Retract, recall, recant, disavow, revoke, abjure, take back. II. v. n. Retire, retreat, secede, depart, decamp, go away, be off, go… …
106abridge — v 1. shorten, contract, cut down, abbreviate, condense, compress, concentrate; abstract, summarize, brief, synopsize, digest, epitomize. 2. reduce, retrench, decrease, diminish, lessen, shrink, narrow, bridge, subtract, subduct, curtail; truncate …
107compress — v 1. condense, concentrate, consolidate, compact; press or force together, constrict, con stringe, astringe, squeeze, pinch, crowd, crush, pack, cram, ram, tighten, stuff, wedge, cramp, Obs. constipate, bind, coarctate, wrap up, truss up; shorten …
108condense — v 1. compress, concentrate, consolidate, compact; press or force together, constrict, con stringe, astringe, squeeze, pinch, crowd, crush, pack, cram, ram, stuff, wedge, cramp, tighten, Obs. constipate; shorten, reduce, retrench, contract,… …
109contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
110curtail — v reduce, decrease, retrench, diminish, cut, cut short, cut down, cut back, cut off, subtract, subduct, lessen, shorten, contract, abridge, abbreviate, narrow, shrink, compress, Obs. breviate, dock, crop, clip, shear, trim, prune, pare down,… …
