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Definition of Detracts
1. detract [v] - See also: detract
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detracts
Literary usage of Detracts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1851)
"... at the disparagement of a virtuous, nor disgusted at the elevation of a vicious
character. The impracticable nature of Cato's virtue detracts not, ..."
2. The Mirror (1803)
"... of a life and opinions with which I have long been intimately acquainted.
enhances than detracts from the native beauty and dignity of his character. ..."
3. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... that as every day which the proposed treaty is delayed detracts from the
obligation and inducement of the United States to adhere to their overture, ..."
4. The Theological and Literary Journal (1851)
"... but contradicts their clearest and most ample teachings, and detracts from
the Redeemer the prerogatives and glory that are peculiar to his office. ..."
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