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v. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.

v. Archaic To speak ill of; belittle.

verb-intransitive. To reduce the value, importance, or quality of something. Often used with from: testimony that only detracts from the strength of the plaintiff's case.

v. To take away; to withdraw or remove.

v. To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.

v. To take away; to withdraw.

v. To take credit or reputation from; to defame.

verb-intransitive. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.

To take away; withdraw; abate: now always with a quantitative term as direct object, followed by from: as, the defect detracts little from the intrinsic value.

To depreciate the reputation or merit of; disparage; belittle; defame.

Synonyms Decry, Depreciate, Detract from, etc. See decry.

To take away a part; hence, specifically, to take away reputation or merit: followed by from.

v. take away a part from; diminish

"Let's not detract from the issue at hand, a birth certificate has yet to be produced."

detracted    detracting    detractively    detracts   

cut down    cutback    trim down    bring down    trim back    cut    trim    reduce   

detractor    detraction   

asperse    derogate    vilify    depreciate    disparage    decry    traduce    defame    subtract   

abstract    act    attacked    attract    backed    blacked    compact    contract    counterattacked    cracked