de'tractory
World English Dictionary
detract (dɪˈtrækt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to take away a part (of); diminish: her anger detracts from her beauty |
| 2. | (tr) to distract or divert |
| 3. | obsolete (tr) to belittle or disparage |
| [C15: from Latin dētractus drawn away, from dētrahere to pull away, disparage, from | |
| usage Detract is sometimes wrongly used where distract is meant: a noise distracted (not detracted) my attention | |
| de'tractingly | |
| —adv | |
| de'tractive | |
| —adj | |
| de'tractory | |
| —adj | |
| de'tractively | |
| —adv | |
| de'tractor | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for de'tractory
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing de'tractory
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate de'tractory into French
Translate de'tractory into German
Translate de'tractory into Italian
Translate de'tractory into another language
00:10
De'tractory
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
