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Synonyms
de·tract (dĭ-trăkt́)

[Middle English detracten, from Latin dētrahere, dētract-, to remove, dē-, de-, + trahere, to pull, Sense 2, from Latin dētractāre frequentative of dētrahere, to take away.]

verb: -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.
  2. Archaic To speak ill of; belittle.

intransitive verb 

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.

derivatives

de·traćtor
noun