detract

to take away a part of the quality, value, or reputation: Don’t detract from the value of his remarks.
Not to be confused with:distract – to disturb or trouble greatly: Her grief distracted her from her work.; bewilder, agitate, pain, torment, distress; to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain: A good movie will always distract me from my worries.

de·tract

D0173300 (dĭ-trăkt′)v. de·tract·ed, de·tract·ing, de·tracts v.tr. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.v.intr. 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.

[Middle English detracten, from Latin dētrahere, dētract-, to remove : dē-, de- + trahere, to pull.]

de·trac′tor n.

detract

(dɪˈtrækt) vb1. (when: intr, usually foll by from) to take away a part (of); diminish: her anger detracts from her beauty. 2. (tr) to distract or divert3. (tr) obsolete to belittle or disparage[C15: from Latin dētractus drawn away, from dētrahere to pull away, disparage, from de- + trahere to drag] deˈtractingly adv deˈtractive, deˈtractory adj deˈtractively adv deˈtractor n deˈtractress fem nUsage: Detract is sometimes wrongly used where distract is meant: a noise distracted (not detracted) my attention

de•tract

(dɪˈtrækt)

v.i. 1. to take away a part, as from value or reputation (usu. fol. by from). v.t. 2. to divert; distract: to detract attention from a problem. 3. Archaic. to take away. [1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French detracter) < Latin dētractus, past participle of dētrahere to detach, draw off =dē- de- + trahere to draw] de•trac′tor, n.

detract

Past participle: detracted
Gerund: detracting

Imperative
detract
detract

Present
I detract
you detract
he/she/it detracts
we detract
you detract
they detract

Preterite
I detracted
you detracted
he/she/it detracted
we detracted
you detracted
they detracted

Present Continuous
I am detracting
you are detracting
he/she/it is detracting
we are detracting
you are detracting
they are detracting

Present Perfect
I have detracted
you have detracted
he/she/it has detracted
we have detracted
you have detracted
they have detracted

Past Continuous
I was detracting
you were detracting
he/she/it was detracting
we were detracting
you were detracting
they were detracting

Past Perfect
I had detracted
you had detracted
he/she/it had detracted
we had detracted
you had detracted
they had detracted

Future
I will detract
you will detract
he/she/it will detract
we will detract
you will detract
they will detract

Future Perfect
I will have detracted
you will have detracted
he/she/it will have detracted
we will have detracted
you will have detracted
they will have detracted

Future Continuous
I will be detracting
you will be detracting
he/she/it will be detracting
we will be detracting
you will be detracting
they will be detracting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been detracting
you have been detracting
he/she/it has been detracting
we have been detracting
you have been detracting
they have been detracting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been detracting
you will have been detracting
he/she/it will have been detracting
we will have been detracting
you will have been detracting
they will have been detracting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been detracting
you had been detracting
he/she/it had been detracting
we had been detracting
you had been detracting
they had been detracting

Conditional
I would detract
you would detract
he/she/it would detract
we would detract
you would detract
they would detract

Past Conditional
I would have detracted
you would have detracted
he/she/it would have detracted
we would have detracted
you would have detracted
they would have detracted

Thesaurus

Verb

detract - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"take awaycut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

detract

verbTo think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant:belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, discount, disparage, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down.Idiom: make light of.phrasal verb
detract fromTo spoil the soundness or perfection of:blemish, damage, disserve, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, prejudice, tarnish, vitiate.

Translations

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detract

detract from (someone or something)

To impact someone or something negatively; to diminish someone or something. Unfortunately, that outdated kitchen detracts from the overall value of your house. His lies detracted from his otherwise stellar record as a senator.See also: detract

detract from someone or something

to lessen or diminish someone or something. The large pieces of furniture detracted from the lovely design in the carpet. Alice's quiet demeanor did not detract from her grace and beauty.See also: detract

detract from

v. To reduce a quality, importance, or some other value; diminish something: The dent on the side of the car detracts from its overall value. The politician's uneven voting record detracted from his chances of winning the election.See also: detract

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verb to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant

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phrase detract from: to spoil the soundness or perfection of

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verb take away a part from

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