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detract ( ) v. , -tracted , -tracting , -tracts . v.tr. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument.
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detract. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To draw or take away; divert: They could detract little from so solid an argument. 2. Archaic To speak ill of;
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Nov 20, 2008 "If a company produces a legitimately awesome piece of art in the vein of user generated content, does its less-than-humble origin detract
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detract from. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
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Problem Nasty bloggers are spreading your -year-old pole vaulting daughter's picture across the Internets They can send all the letters The wave of attention has steamrolled Stokke and her family in Newport Beach, Calif. She is recognized — and stared at — in coffee shops.
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A punishing market shouldn't detract from Apple's value...
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There a special something about new buildings getting tagged up before the bricks are even set that says "Welcome to the neighborhood" better than anything else can. This specimen is from Astoria. Miss Heather, who sent it to the inbox, writes, "If you look carefully,
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Definition of detract from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. transitive verb1archaic : to speak ill of2archaic : to take away3: divert <detract attention>intransitive verb: to diminish the importance,
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Infinitive to detract to detract (third-person singular simple present detracts, present participle detracting, simple past and past participle detracted)
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