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      detract
      verb
      (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
      (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.
      Roots
      traho-tract · Latin · draw, pull
      Synonyms for detract
      disparagevdiminishvderogatevdistractvimpairvlessenvdepreciatevdivertv
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