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

With of. intransitive. To deduct from, make a reduction in. Obsolete.

absol. or intransitive. To take away a portion. Usually to detract from: to take away from, diminish, lessen (a quality, value, authority, etc.).

gen. intransitive. To remove something; spec. (with from) to diminish, reduce; to detract from.

To subtract, take away. (absol. in quot. 1658).

figurative and in extended use. intransitive. To take something away from; to detract from.