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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: detractus, past participle of detrahere 'to take away'

detract

 verb
     
de‧tract

detract from something

phrasal verb
to make something seem less good:
One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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