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Detract
dɪˈtrakt
Detract definitions
verb
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- diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement)
"these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement"
belittle take away from diminish reduce lessen minimize lower make light of play down discount soft-pedal brush aside gloss over trivialize decry depreciate denigrate devalue devaluate deprecate- take away (a specified amount) from the worth or value of a quality or achievement
"it is detracting nothing from his ability to say that he owed the championship to a superior car"
- cause someone or something to be distracted or diverted from
"the complaint was timed to detract attention from the ethics issue"