To give a preface to.
To introduce or make a comment before (the main point).
An introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.
A title or epithet.
The beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book.
The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.
minus
To subtract or diminish something.
To remove something and put it in a different place.
To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.