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DETRACT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
intransitive verb : to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something often used with from small errors that do not seriously detract from the ...
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DETRACT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb · to take away a part (of); diminish. her anger detracts from her beauty · (tr) to distract or divert · obsolete, (tr) to belittle or disparage.
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Detract - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
If you detract from something — like an achievement or an opinion or an object — you take away some of its value or diminish it ...
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▪ I. † deˈtract, n. Obs. rare. [ad. L. dētractus a taking away, f. dētrahĕre: see detract v.] Protraction, delay: cf. detract v. 6.1563–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 353/1 Without delay and other detract of time.▪ II. † deˈtract, ppl. a. Obs. [ad. L. dētract-us, pa. pple. of dētrahĕre to draw off or away: ...
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DETRACT FROM SOMETHING definition - Cambridge Dictionary
to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration than it really is : All that makeup she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.
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463 Synonyms & Antonyms for DETRACT - Thesaurus.com
detract · backbite · belittle · blister · cheapen · decrease · decry · depreciate · derogate · devaluate · diminish · discount · discredit · disesteem · knock ...
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Detract from Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
detract from: [phrasal verb] to reduce the strength, value, or importance of (something).
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Word of the Day: detract - The New York Times
detract \ dɪˈtrækt \ verb : take away a part from; diminish Listen to the pronunciation. Powered by Vocabulary.com
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Detract vs. Distract - Rephrasely
Detract means to take away from the value or importance of something while distract means to draw away attention.
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Detract - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"Disparage, defame, slander," from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage," from de "down" (see de-) + trahere "to ...
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Use of the word "Detract" In a Sentence. : r/grammar - Reddit
Detract is a verb that can be used with or without an object. With Object: "One would not detract an iota from the achievements of these gallant ...
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Detract vs Attract - What's the difference? | WikiDiff
As verbs the difference between detract and attract. is that detract is to take away; to withdraw or remove while attract is to pull toward without touching.
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detract/dɪˈtrækt; dɪ`trækt/ v[Ipr]~ from sth make sth seem less valuable or important 减损某事物的价值或重要性; 贬低 detract from the merit, value, worth, excellence, etc of sth 有损於某事物的好处、 重要性、 价值、 优点等 criticism that detracts from her achievements 贬低她成就的批评 This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of ...
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How Social Media Can Add to Your Well-Being (Not… - Greater Good
Dec 13, 2022Social media use can be harmful. The effects are troubling and well-documented, from tragic stories of adolescent life lost to academic research on the psychological harm such platforms can cause, including anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Yet with 59% of the whole world using social media, for an average of two and a half hours per ...
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† deˈtrect, v. Obs. [ad. L. dētrectā-re (also -tractāre) to decline, refuse, also to detract from, depreciate, freq. of dētrahĕre: see detract v.] 1. trans. To draw back from, decline, refuse; = detract v. 7. (With simple obj. or inf.)1542 Henry VIII Declar. Scots D ij b, They detrected the doing of...
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