verb as in strong fondness

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deduct, minus, retract

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Example Sentences

Example:Deduct the penalty points from your total score.

Definition:To take away or reduce a quantity from a total; to subtract.

From deduct

Example:The result is 20 minus 5, which is 15.

Definition:Indicating subtraction; less; without.

From minus

Example:She retracted her statement after realizing it was baseless.

Definition:To pull back or draw in, especially as if by a drawstring or elastic band; to take back or withdraw (a statement or promise).

From retract