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Definition of Detract
1. Verb. Take away a part from; diminish. "His bad manners detract from his good character"
Generic synonyms: Bring Down, Cut, Cut Back, Cut Down, Reduce, Trim, Trim Back, Trim Down
Derivative terms: Detraction, Detractive, Detractor
Definition of Detract
1. v. t. To take away; to withdraw.
2. v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.
Definition of Detract
1. Verb. (transitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Detract
1. to take away [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detract
Literary usage of Detract
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1905)
"Nature study does not detract from the studies which have held in the school for
all the years past. The teacher that can take the children out among the ..."
2. The Christian View of God and the World as Centring in the Incarnation by James Orr (1893)
"Does the Divine Personality detract from the reality of the human nature ?
Possible solution of this question in the original relation of the Divine Logos ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"... but the stanza which the translator adopted, in preference to essaying the
terza rima, must be held to detract considerably from the effect. ..."
4. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... it cannot but detract from his authority that his propositions should appear
rather to emanate from study than from his own personal observation. ..."
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