detract

[ dih-trakt ]

/ dɪˈtrækt /

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verb (used without object)

to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from).

verb (used with object)

to draw away or divert; distract: to detract another's attention from more important issues.

Archaic. to take away (a part); abate: The dilapidated barn detracts charm from the landscape.

Origin of detract

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French detracter or directly from Latin dētractus “drawn away” (past participle of dētrahere ), equivalent to dē- de- + tractus “drawn”; see tract¹

OTHER WORDS FROM detract

de·tract·ing·ly, adverbde·trac·tor, nounun·de·tract·ing, adjectiveun·de·tract·ing·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for detract

What is clear is that this trend is detracting from our system of government.
Is the White House Too Politicized? A New Book Analyzes the Data|Jesse Singal|June 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Is putting on a little dog-and-pony show every now and then detracting from the feminist cause?
Why I Fake Orgasms|Erin Bradley|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But instead of detracting from the charm of her appearance, the seemingly unconscious gesture only heightened it.
At Last|Marion Harland
The Goncourt brothers were extremely clever in detracting from the merits of the people about whom they spoke.
George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings|Rene Doumic

Of late years an hotel has been built near the entrance, detracting from its once romantic appearance.
The Mines and its Wonders|W.H.G. Kingston
Let me not be understood as detracting one jot from the well deserved fame of Daniel DeMotte.
The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society|Thomas Aiken Goodwin
It adds to the color of Mr. Kingsley's pages, while detracting from his authority, that he is always and inevitably a partisan.
Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864|Various

British Dictionary definitions for detract

detract

/ (dɪˈtrækt) /

verb

(when intr, usually foll by from) to take away a part (of); diminishher anger detracts from her beauty

(tr) to distract or divert

(tr) obsolete to belittle or disparage

Derived forms of detract

detractingly, adverbdetractive or detractory, adjectivedetractively, adverbdetractor, noun

Word Origin for detract

C15: from Latin dētractus drawn away, from dētrahere to pull away, disparage, from de- + trahere to drag

usage for detract

Detract is sometimes wrongly used where distract is meant: a noise distracted (not detracted) my attention

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	detract
释义	detract [ dih-trakt ] / dɪˈtrækt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detract ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually followed by from). verb (used with object) to draw away or divert; distract: to detract another's attention from more important issues. Archaic. to take away (a part); abate: The dilapidated barn detracts charm from the landscape. Origin of detract First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French detracter or directly from Latin dētractus “drawn away” (past participle of dētrahere ), equivalent to dē- de- + tractus “drawn”; see tract¹ OTHER WORDS FROM detract de·tract·ing·ly, adverbde·trac·tor, nounun·de·tract·ing, adjectiveun·de·tract·ing·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detract What is clear is that this trend is detracting from our system of government. Is the White House Too Politicized? A New Book Analyzes the Data\|Jesse Singal\|June 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Is putting on a little dog-and-pony show every now and then detracting from the feminist cause? Why I Fake Orgasms\|Erin Bradley\|October 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But instead of detracting from the charm of her appearance, the seemingly unconscious gesture only heightened it. At Last\|Marion Harland The Goncourt brothers were extremely clever in detracting from the merits of the people about whom they spoke. George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings\|Rene Doumic Of late years an hotel has been built near the entrance, detracting from its once romantic appearance. The Mines and its Wonders\|W.H.G. Kingston Let me not be understood as detracting one jot from the well deserved fame of Daniel DeMotte. The Heroic Women of Early Indiana Methodism: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana Methodist Historical Society\|Thomas Aiken Goodwin It adds to the color of Mr. Kingsley's pages, while detracting from his authority, that he is always and inevitably a partisan. Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864\|Various British Dictionary definitions for detract detract / (dɪˈtrækt) / verb (when intr, usually foll by from) to take away a part (of); diminishher anger detracts from her beauty (tr) to distract or divert (tr) obsolete to belittle or disparage Derived forms of detract detractingly, adverbdetractive or detractory, adjectivedetractively, adverbdetractor, noun Word Origin for detract C15: from Latin dētractus drawn away, from dētrahere to pull away, disparage, from de- + trahere to drag usage for detract Detract is sometimes wrongly used where distract is meant: a noise distracted (not detracted) my attention Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detract draw away, blister, knock, lower, derogate, undervalue, minimize, reduce, decry, disesteem, discount, discredit, cheapen, decrease, underrate, withdraw, belittle, diminish, backbite, devaluate
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detract

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