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Verb: detract  di'trakt
  1. Take away a part from; diminish
    "His bad manners detract from his good character"
    - take away

Derived forms: detracted, detracts, detracting

See also: detraction, detractive, detractor

Type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down

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