Meaning Of The Word Detract

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Detract? Find Detract meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Detract Meaning

Detract Definition
Detract Definition

What's The Definition Of Detract?

detract
verb: If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.

detract in American English
to take or draw away
to take something desirable away (from)
intransitive verb: to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation
transitive verb: to draw away or divert; distract

detract in British English
verb: to take away a part (of); diminish

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Elfin ‐ If you describe someone as elfin, you think that…
  • Proverbialise ‐ verb
  • Barbecuing ‐ noun: a meal cooked out of doors over an open…
  • Face up to ‐ to acknowledge; admit; to face with courage; confront…
  • To shoot yourself in the foot ‐ If you shoot yourself in the foot, something you…
  • Procacious ‐ adjective: insolent; adjective: offensive, impudent…
  • Spissatus ‐ adjective: dense enough to…
  • Expiation ‐ noun: the act of expiating; noun: the act, process…
  • Baselard ‐ noun: a historical (predominantly 13th–17th…
  • Kench ‐ a box or bin in which fish or skins are salted…