detract
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detract
- /dɪˈtɹækt/ UK
Rhymes with -ækt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, past participle of detraho.
verb detracts · detracting · detracted
- To take away; to withdraw or remove. The improvement here patented consists in so arranging the parts of an ever pointed pencil case, that the point which holds the pencil shall be obtruded and detracted without having a slot in the side, which a ferrule and pin to draw it down, as is ordinarily done.
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To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
That calumnious critic […] / Detracting what laboriously we do.
Similar: badmouth, defame, decry, derogate, assassinate, asperse, backbite, befoul, belibel, besmirch, besmear, bewray
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Closest in meaning: take away, violate, derogate, infringe, downplay, distract, distort, impair, disrupt, hinder, damage, harm, endanger, jeopardize, impede, weaken
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verb to take away; to withdraw or remove
| Español | detraer |
|---|---|
| Русский | отнима́ть otnimátʹ, вычита́ть vyčitátʹ, уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ |
verb to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry
| Español | desvirtuar, detractar, detraer |
|---|---|
| Русский | умалять umaljatʹ, принижать prinižatʹ, приуменьшать priumenʹšatʹ |
| العربية | اِنْتَقَصَ intaqaṣa |
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title = {detract},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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