detract 
detract definition
de·tract (dē trakt′, di-)
transitive verb
- to take or draw away
- Now Rare to belittle; disparage
Etymology: ME detracten < L detractare, to decline, depreciate < detractus, pp. of detrahere, to draw away < de-, from + trahere, to draw
intransitive verb
to take something desirable away (from) frowning detracts from her beauty
Related Forms:
- detractor de·trac′·tor noun
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