If you detract from something like an achievement or an opinion or an object you take away some of its value or diminish it. That dent in the door of your car may detract from its overall value.
To take away; to withdraw.
Verb
take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
v. t.
To take away; to withdraw.
v. t.
To take credit or reputation from; to defame.
v. i.
To take away a part or something, especially from one's
credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with
from.
Detract
Detract much from the view of the without.2.
That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do.
Detract
It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero.
To take away; to withdraw.
To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.
Usage Examples
All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.
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Other Usage ExamplesSome have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.
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