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      detractive
      adjective
      causing to decrease in importance or value
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · away, downtraheretract- · Latin · to draw, pullivus-ive · Latin · tending to
      Words related to detractive
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      Where does detractive come from?

      The word detractive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“away, down”); tract, from Latin trahere (“to draw, pull”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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