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| de·tract [ di trákt ] (past and past participle de·tract·ed, present participle de·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular de·tracts) |
intransitive verb |
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take something away: to reduce the quality, value, or importance of something by taking something away from it
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| [15th century. < Latin detract-, past participle of detrahere "take or pull away" < trahere "pull"] |
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  de·trac·tive adjective |
| de·trac·tive·ly adverb |
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