Intercalate and Subtract

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Intercalate verb - To put among or between others.

Usage example: between the recipes for hearty peasant dishes, the author intercalates fond reminiscences of her year in the French countryside

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Subtract is an antonym for intercalate in topics: add, trespass, throw in.

Nearby Words: intercalation, intercalary, intercalating

Subtract verb - To take away (an amount or number) from a total.

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Intercalate is an antonym for subtract.

Nearby Words: subtraction, subtracting

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