detract

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈtrækt/

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Verb

Plain form detract

Third-person singular detracts

Past tense detracted

Past participle detracted

Present participle detracting

1. (intransitive) If you detract, you take something away from a person or reduce the value of it.